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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 Carlos Bruno" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <captaincarlosbruno@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:26:59 +0100
Subject: I have a business proposal for you

Hello,

I am a captain with the United Nations troops in Iraq, the war against terrorism. On the basis of the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops from Iraq, I have been deployed to come and work in your country's military base soonest. I need you to assist me, that is why I contacted you.

Let me explain this deal better to enable you understand me clearly. I have in my possession the sum of 18.6 million U.S. dollars. Which I got from crude oil business here in Iraq and needs to be taking out of Iraq as soon as possible because based on the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops from Iraq, I have been deployed to come and work in your country's military base soonest. I need you to assist me, that is why I contacted you.

You have to understand that this is an oil business and I am not the only Captain involved in this deal, there are other Captains involved in this deal, but might have found someone to help them secure their money. But here, I’m the only one involved now because it is my part of the deal that I want you to secure for me. Please my good friend, it took me by the grace of God and by persistence praying to get you and I believe that both can work if only I can trust you for this is a whole amount of money that will change you and I. One more thing i don't want you to tell any one about this deal okay.

I am an American and an intelligent officer; I have a 100% authentic means of transferring the Box/money through diplomatic courier service to you without any hitch. I will give to you 30% of the sum and 70% is for me. All I need from you to execute this transaction/deal is trust, sincerity and confidentiality.

First of all you do not need to deposit the money into any account there in your country because it is a huge sum and I know how all these things works. I will come there in person and pick up my share of the money alongside with the Car once everything is finalized.

All I want you to do right now is to keep the money in a safe for me until my arrival and as for how to get the money out of here in Iraq I have already worked out plans on that. I have a diplomat by name Mr. Roland Jones. he is in London whom I have been talking to concerning this box, Although I have not disclosed to him the content of the box but have told him he will receive it on my behalf and that the box belongs to another friend who will either come in person for the pick up or he can bring it to you over there that is only when the box leaves here and when you have given your consent because I cannot just risk the whole money with me here without getting a good arrangement from the both sides.

On how the box will leave here, There is a Red Cross Jet that transports relief materials from other side of Europe directly to here and out of here in every three days and I have one of my men with on the jet that will ensure the safety of the Box into London that I am 100% sure of then when the box gets to Mr. Jones. You will contact him for pick up.


As am sending this email to you right now I have packaged it very well in a metallic box. I await your urgent response towards as soon as possible for the way forward and remember i trust you with my whole life and want the same from you. Because where there is no trust there is no business. I did the packaging of the money myself and I tagged it as personal effects such as books, Jewelries etc. Who ever that will convey or bring the box to your address won’t have an idea that the box contains US dollars.

You do not need to lodge the money into any Account; all you need to do is to secure the box until I come in the next couple of weeks. I just need a scan copy of any of your identification so that I will know who am trusting all these money in his hands. I will give you 30% of the money and 70% is for me.

Email me back with this email (captaincarlosbruno@gmail.com)
Get back to me with your full information:

YOUR FULL NAME...
YOUR FULL ADDRESS...
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER...

Regards

Captain Carlos Bruno

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