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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: "Capt.craig Wieslaw" <craigwieslaw1974@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: capt.craig_wieslaw@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:53:49 +0000
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND GET BACK TO ME.

Dearest Friend,
 
I am Captain Craig Wieslaw of the U.S Marine Force on Monitoring and Peace–keeping mission in Baghdad-Iraq,I am an African Origin by birth. On the 10th day of August 2006, we were alerted on the sudden presence of some Terrorists camping in a suburb not too far from Karbala here in Iraq. After Immediate intervention,we captured three (3) of the Terrorists, twenty-six (26) were killed leaving seven (7) injured.
 
In the process of torture they confessed being rebels for late Ayman Al-Zawahiri and took us to a cave in Karbala which served as their camp. Here we recovered several guns, bombs and other Ammunitions including some boxes among which two contains nuclear weapons, one filled with Alluvial Gold Dust and the other four to my amazement contain some US Dollars amounting to $15M after I and two of my junior intelligent officers counted
them.
 
I deposited this box in a security vault in Spain,I was escorted to Spain by the Redcross Society who felt the content of the trunks were documents and hospital materials and never cared to check the trunk.Soon after the Commandant discovered what happened,I had to discharge from the camp to Benin Republic in West Africa where i am now.If you are interested i will give you my contact here so that we can discuss in details.
 
I,however instructed the security firm to keep this in high secrecy. I am in keen need of a “Reliable and Trustworthy” person like you who would receive, secure and protect these boxes containing the US Dollars for me on till I find my way to meet you in your country for sharing.
I assure and promise to give you percentage out of this fund, however feel free to negotiate what you wish to have as your percentage in this business.
 
Please assure me of your keeping this as topmost secret to protect me from the US Monitoring and Peace-Keeping mission since i am on hide.
 
Sincere regards,
Capt.Craig Wieslaw.


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