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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: "mbolton@terra.es" <mbolton@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 05:42:20 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: GOOD DAY



GOOD DAY


FROM: SGT. MICHAEL BOLTON

Third (3rd) infantry Division US Military
Iraq


Dear Friend

My name is Sgt.Michael Bolton. I am an American soldier, serving in the military with the Third (3rd) infantry Division in Iraq. I and my superior after going on a rampage on Saddam Hussein's palace in Baghdad discovered a substantial amount of money. You may need to check out the following BBC website to confirm more about our discovery which was made known to the government, but this particular one is a top secret:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

This funds in question was moved to a secure place with the assistance of our contact person in UK (A private attorney to our UK military colleague); the total is $25,000,000.00 (Twenty Five million US dollars). Basically since we are working for the government we cannot keep these funds in our bank account. Based on this, we decided to seek your assistance to keep this money for us in your account or an offshore account controlled by you.

There is no risk involved whatsoever. If you are interested I will send you the full details, my job is to find a good partner that we can trust and that will assist us. Can I trust you? To ensure confidentiality, when you receive this letter, kindly reply me via e-mail signifying your interest including your confidential telephone/fax numbers for quick communication and also your contact details for identification

Respectfully Yours,

Sgt.Michael Bolton






Prueba el Nuevo Correo Terra; Seguro, r&aacute;pido, fiable.





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