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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: "Mr. James Lang" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjameselang@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 06:42:16 +0300
Subject: Re: We Can Make A Difference

Hello Sir/ Madam
 
The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of this transaction and the concealment here-in. I found your name on the list of Healing hugs post here on Google.com therefore I believe you must be a good person, I decided to contact you  and share with you little about what is happening here in Afghanistan. I believe you and I can use this great opportunity to help the poor hungry children instead of the Afghanistan Taliban's and the government to continue spending so much to Purchase war material to kill innocent people.
 
Currently I am among the soldiers in Afghanistan on peace keeping mission, I am serving as Nurse Corps, As a member of the Nurse Corps, We are the first team that move in first if there is a strike or bomb blast for treatment and rescue of wounded soldiers,several times we discovered treasures like Gold, Diamond, Cash etc, these treasures are discovered after exchanging fire with the Taliban's at their hide out place, these are the treasures the Talibans uses to purchase war materials which are used to kill innocent people while some innocent motherless children continue to suffer in hunger. kindly look out this web below
 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2128986/The-7-billion-dollar-warship-built-maintain-American-naval-supremacy-China-21st-Century.html
 
The Largest Navy Warship cost $7 Billion which is enough to elevate hunger. Because of the above reason, I have decided to stop sending any money recovered in my mission to the government because they are only using it to produce and manufacture dangerous war materials to fight the Taliban's while some innocent children continue crying for food. I believe it will be more reasonable to use this money in helping the innocent Children all over the world who are not responsible for this war and crisis in the world today but they continue suffering more pains.
 
To this regard I am looking for an individual who can work together with me based on trust and total confidentiality in receiving my own share of the money worth $10.7 Million United States Dollars together with 25 kilos of gold all in a secured box for safe keeping. as I have made arrangements with a United Nation representative who promised to deliver the Box to any of my representative destination. I'm willing to offer you some % of the total amount. All I demand is your honesty, trust,  confidentiality and full support to receive the box, and your sincerity of distributing some % to charity and the less prevledge once you receive it.
 
I will need your Full Name , Contact Address  and Telephone Number to enable the delivery company contact you when they arrive.
 
There is no risk involve in this delivery because I am going to package the money inside a red cross box and seal it with a red cross stamp, it will be delivered at your address as a red cross medical box for sick children. Please endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.
Thanking you in anticipation of your favorable reply.
Best Regards,
 
James Lang
 
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