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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: "Cpl Davis Michiga" <dmichiga@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 07:02:21 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: Urgent Info...


Dear Sir/Madam,

I'm really convinced with you status and i am willing to disclose this
important information for you consideration. I am a United States marine
Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group with the United
States And Britain Coalition Force in Afghanistan on war against
terrorism. Based on the United States legislative and executive decision
for withdrawing troops from Middle East this year I have decided to quit
the marine and relocate to your country.

On the other hand I want to inform you that I have in my possession the
sum of 18.9million Euro which was recovered from one of our raids on a
rebel group here in Afghanistan because they keep most of their money at
home for illegal purchasing of arms and deals on crude oil.


Based on the sufferings we undergo here some of us do meet such luck. It
happened when I went for a raid with the men in my unit and i saw a cave
where they hide the money in Kabul.

I deposited this money with a INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL EXPRESS DIPLOMATIC
COURIER COMPANY HERE IN AFGHANISTAN informing them that we are making
contact for the real owner of the money. It is under my power to approve
whoever comes forth for this money. But can I trust you?


I cannot move this money to the United states because I will be outside
US for 5years,so I need someone I could deal with. If you
accept, I will transfer the money to 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
intelligent officer for 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.

I believe I can trust you. Where we are now we can only communicate
through our military communication facilities which are secured so
nobody can monitor our discussions, then I can explain in details to
you. I will only reach you through emails, because our calls might be
monitored, I just have to be sure whom I am dealing with.

Also I want you to know that am revealing this deal to you with belief
that you will never let me down in this business, you are the first and
the only person that I am contacting for this deal, so please reply
urgently so that I will inform you on the next step to take urgently.

If you are interested please reply me immediately so I can contact you
for further inquiries.

I am doing this on trust, So the trust i will give to you 40% of the sum
and 60% is for me .I hope I am being fair on this deal.

Please contact me with my private email:dmichiga@gmail.com

Regards,
Davis Michiga



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