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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Randall H" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <randall_hussien@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:16:47 +0100
Subject: Good day

Dear Friend,

Compliments of the day. I am Sergeant R. Hussien , Iraqi soldier attached with United States 3rd infantry division Soldier stationed in Basra/Baghdad in Iraq. I write to solicit for your assistance to safe keep the sum of $12.9m usd in your country. The funds were realized by me and some other soldiers during one of our operations in the areas occupied by late president Saddam Hussein. During the operations, we discovered cash of millions of United States dollars in many boxes kept by Saddam Hussein in one of his strong rooms and we were able to snick and take away one trunk box containing $12.9 million usd out of the boxes discovered by the United States army and now looking for an investor.
As soon as you indicate your support to partner with me to safe keep the funds in your country, details will be sent to you for official arrangements. Basic reasons for chosen you as our investor are as follows

1) We are not allowed to doing any other business out of military operations
2) I do not want the funds to be exposed to third party.
3) I do not know much about investment as my knowledge is centered on military jobs only.
4) I want the funds to be invested out of Iraq for security reasons.

When I have finally established mutual understanding and co operation with you, you will be connected to my lawyer in for further arrangements on how you will secure the container. As soon as you are in full control of the funds in your country, my lawyer will meet you in your country thereafter for the signing of an agreement on the partnership. I need your sincerity and confidentiality. You will have 20% of the funds as your share while you will help me invest 80% in your country on profitable
Ventures only.

Waiting for your urgent response

Sergeant R. Hussien
Iraqi/united states military base
Basra/Baghdad, Iraq

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