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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: srerey hjsjkl <m.cerny@iol.cz>
Reply-To: jamesacross352@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:13:19 GMT
Subject: Hello Dear,




Hello Dear=2C

My name is MR=2E JAMES ALENE CROSS=2C an American soldier=3B I am servin=
g in
the military of the 1st Armoured Division here in Iraq =2E =


As you know we are being attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombs=2C=
it will come worst now Saddam Hussein was executed=2E During one of our=
rescue Mission we came across a safe that contains Huge amount of money=
that belongs to the revolutionaries=2C which I believe they use in buyi=
ng weapons and ammunitions=2C and it was agreed by all party present th=
at the money will be shared amongst us=2EOut of the total fund my share =
was =2410=2C000=2C000 (Ten Million US Dollars)=2EI am seeking your assis=
tance to evacuate my share of the money=2C which is =2410=2C000=2C000 ou=
t of here to you=2C in as much as you can assure me that my own share wi=
ll be safe in your care until I complete my service here=2E This is no s=
tolen money=2C and there are no dangers involved=2C as I have made arran=
gements with a UN representative who promised to deliver the fund to any=
of my choosing destination=2E I shall be compensating you with Four Mil=
lion Dollars on final conclusion of this project=2C while the rest shall=
be for me for my investment purposes=2E One passionate appeal I will ma=
ke to you is not to discuss this matter with a third party=2C should you=
have reasons to reject this offer=2C please destroy this e-mail as any =
leakage of this information will be too bad for me=2E

http=3A//www=2Ejonathanforeman=2Ecom/military/nyp=5Firaq/04192003=5Fch=
est=2Ehtml

http=3A//news=2Ebbc=2Eco=2Euk/2/hi/middle=5Feast/2988455=2Estm

I do not know for how long we will remain here=2C and I have survived tw=
o suicide bomb attacks=2C which prompted me to reach out for help becaus=
e I will be migrating to you to invest and start a new life not as a sol=
dier anymore=2E Please if this proposal is acceptable by you=2C kindly s=
end me an e-mail signifying your interest including your most confidenti=
al telephone numbers for quick communication also your home address wher=
e the fund would be delivered=2E As soon as I receive your email with th=
e information=2C I will furnish you with full details on when and how th=
e fund shall be delivered to you by the diplomat and he will make a cont=
act with you before anything move=2E All reply should go through my priv=
ate email (jamesacross98=40yahoo=2Eco=2Euk) (jamesacross352=40gmail=2Eco=
m)

Waiting for your urgent reply=2E =

Best regards=2C
MR=2E JAMES ALENE CROSS

















































































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