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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: Kim seoyum <knaandrake@gmail.com>
Reply-To: reinanrojas55@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:03:40 +0100
Subject: Urgent response

My name is Sgt.kim Seoyun Kim and I am 32 years,i am a US soldier
serving on the platform of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Our mission is to help beef up terrorist targeted states, mostly the
United States and the European Union on the war against
terrorism,About my parents, I lost my younger Sister with my parents
in 9 11 attack, when i am work with United Nations troop in Iraq,i
came across with sum of 100 million USD, which we got from a crude oil
deal in Iraq before i was deployed to a troop in Afghanistan on war
against terrorism.

Meanwhile, i want you to help me receive this fund which was on BBC
website for proof that you will have the fund through two consignment
box, below is the information to view it on
website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm that you
must receive
it,I guarantee and ensure you that this is a risk free deal which you
can receive it if you help me

Our team has decided by our commander to share some of the money
within ourselves which we have done and I got a share of $3.5million
United States dollars.Right now, everyone of us is moving out his or
her share out of Afghanistan and I have decided to move my share
through the United Kingdom Red cross that came to give us treatment, I
contacted a woman among them to help me move my luggage into
[Combodia] and deposit it for me in a security company, as my luggage,
she never know that it was money, I only told her that it was my
luggage. I have locked it and I have the security key number which I
will give to you once the luggage is delivered to you,please I will
like you to send me your full details below

Your full name:
home Address
Phone number..
Identification


It will enable her to deposit the luggage as a personal luggage in
Cambodia and she will tell you on how you will contact the security
company to deliver to you in your country.right now I want to resign
and today I would have being a dead woman in this our last mission and
what would I have told you, once she deposit it, she will inform you
to contact the company to deliver to you and once the luggage get to
you I will quit and start coming immediately. Please note that I have
the security lock number to open the box, I will give it to you as
soon as the luggage gets to you,

Please get back to me as soon as possible so that i can send you my
Identification you will present to company.

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