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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: "Capt. M. David Anthony" <saber@nextlevel.ae>
Reply-To: anthonymartinzin@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:10:43 -0400
Subject: From Capt. M. David Anthony.


Dear Sir/Madam. I am Capt. Anthony M. David, an officer in the US Army, I a=
m now redeployed to Afghanistan from Iraq, and I really need your help in a=
ssisting me with the safe keeping of two military trunk boxes. I found your=
e-mail address in Trade Center Chambers of Commerce directory here in Iraq=
. I pray that your e-mail address is still valid. I want to solicit your at=
tention to finally receive a treasure boxes which contains Gold, Diamond an=
d cash worth Millions of United States Dollars which I have moved to a loca=
tion through the assistance of a delivery company which i shall inform you =
on how to contact the agent upon your response, for you to receive the ship=
ment on my behalf for our mutual benefit. With tears and heavy heart am sen=
ding you this e-mail message because of what i am facing here against terro=
rist threats. My colleagues die on daily basis as a result of incessant sui=
cide bombing and attacks from Islamic group. I'll explain further when I re=
ceive a response from you. Nevertheless, if you are interested reconfirm th=
e following to me. (a) Your full Names (b) Your physical mailing address (c=
) Your direct telephone numbers (d) Your occupation (f) Your driven license=
or international passport God bless you and thanks for cooperation in adva=
nce. Best Regards, Capt. M. David Anthony. US ARMY=20

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