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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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Fraud email example:

From: Sgt Robert Green <mrolujecobss@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sgtrobertgreen32@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:54:28 -0800
Subject: for you

for you




My name is (Staff Sgt) Sgt Paul White I'm an American soldier
serving in the military with the Army's 3rd Infantry division Iraq but
now redeployed to Afghanistan. I have a very desperate need for
assistance and have summed up courage to contact you





our mission is to help beef up security in terrorist targeted states,
mostly the United States and the European Union on the war against
terrorism. I will be needing your help for myself and charity programs,
that is why i contacted you.





On the other hand i want to inform you that I have in my possession the sum
of $8 million SUD cash. Which was recovered from one of our raids on
terrorists here in Iraq because they keep most of their money at home for
evil activities which they normally get through illegal deals on crude oil?
Based on the suffering we undergo here some of us do meet such luck. It
happened that i went for this raid with the men in my unit and i decided to
take that as my share for my stress here in this evil land filled with
suicide bombers .I have packaged the money an deposited this package with a
red cross agent informing him that it belongs to a medical doctor who died
in a raid here in iraq, and before giving up, trusted me to hand over the
package to his family in us



I wish to use this money for charity purposes in Turkey, where we have
about 3 million Iraqi refugees and Sudan where we have currently the
highest numbers of refugees displaced as a result of war. You need to visit
such places. on my experience on battle ground in this places, they lack
basic amenities and unpalatable meals which they get in little quantity
just to keep them living until God knows when the problem ends. Instead of
allowing this terrorist to get the money and spend it on purchasing arms
illegally from Asians and North Korea its better channeled to saving the
world.


I can move this money to the United States or any were you want it, so I
need someone I could deal with. If you accept, I will transfer the money to
you where you will be the beneficiary because I am a uniformed person and I
cannot be parading such an amount so i need to present someone as the
beneficiary. I am an American and an intelligence officer at that so I have
a 100% authentic means of transferring the money through diplomatic courier
service. I just need your acceptance and all is done. If you are interested
please send me an email



god bless you Sgt Paul Paul

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