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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!

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From: "William H.McRaven." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <w.mcraven20@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 22:31:47 +0530
Subject: Urgent and confidential ..

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My dear,
 
I am a military anesthesiologist with the task force unit from 1st battalion, 94th Artillery regiment with the UN Peace keeping team in collaboration with the US-NATO/ currently stationed at the jordan/Syrian border for classified operations/military exercises and intervention in Syria in case of escalation of the current crisis there.
 
In the course of our operation, i find myself in a situation that i simply can't control or refuse for humanitarian sake. Through out my life, i have been in positions to help people but in the miliary, emotions don't matter, all protocols must be kept with no rooms for Personal considerations.
 
Haven seen the traumatizing and agonizing deaths of several Innocent civilians and military personnels in Syria,Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa, and the unfair judgment and treatment of the people and government, my heart is eager to make up for these mistakes with at least one good deed and this is why i write you.
 
I need your help to assist Engineer Abdo Husameddine Syria's former deputy oil minister who resigned on 8th March 2012 (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/mar/08/syria-minister-defection-assad-regime-video) in dis-contempt of the treatment of the Syrian people by their leader President Bashar al-Assad To channel part of his remaining assets after the confiscation of almost his entire life earnings by the Syrian government to you for a more worthy purpose of saving lives and the rest of the world through charity rather than allow it all to languish in the purses of these monsters who'll rather invest in bombs and vices that will blow up the entire world someday. Eng.Abdo Husameddine is currently dead now and i have no communication with the outside world just like me, and worse of all we are under strict monitoring.
 
Therefore, Now i found a very reliable way of sending a trunk metallic box containing the amount of United States Dollars worth Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars(US$ 12.5 Million) as you must agree with me it has been hell on earth trying to keep this money safe from people's eyes for all these while and with this opportunity all I need is just someone capable I can trust 100% I can send the box to.
 
The most important thing is Can I Trust You? Once the funds get to you, you take your 40% out and keep my own 60%. Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where my part of the funds will be until i came to meet with you for discussions on investment plans, but i have more interest on real estate or any other profitable investment . If you are interested I will furnish you with more details.
 
So if you can assure me of your honesty I will go ahead and send the box to you for safe keeping till I am back home and I will gladly give you 40% of the money.
 
You may be wondering why I choose to trust a delicate matter like this in the care of a stranger, but this is the best I can do in my present situation. I would have trusted this kind of project in the hands of my wife who was my closest confidant, but I lost her to cancer on 22ND April 2006 7months after we got married, and my only brother has ruined his life with hard drugs, hence my decision to work with a neutral person if we can establish some trust between ourselves instead of confiding in my buddies back home so that this little secret can be preserved.
 
If this okay with you please get back to me with the following so i can get the box across to you,vai E-MAIL(w.mcraven20@gmail.com)
 
1. Your full name
2. Contact address
3. Telephone number
4. Occupation.
5.ID Proof
Waiting to hear from you.
Thank You,
Your's Sincerely,
William H.McRaven.
United States Navy admiral     
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