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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: "Sgt. Peter Jones" <pjones_8@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: pjones_9@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:16:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Personally Directed To You.


Good Day Friend,

My name is (Sgt 1st class) Peter Jones. I am an American soldier serving
in the military with the army's 3rd infantry division, with a very
desperate need for assistance. I have summed up courage to contact you. I
found your contact particulars in an address journal. I am seeking your
assistance to move the sum of ($8 million US Dollars) eight million United
States dollars to you in the US as far as i can be assured that my share
will be safe in your care until I complete my service here in Iraq.

Sources of money: Some money in various currencies were discovered in
barrels at a farmhouse near one of Saddam's old palaces in Tikrit-Iraq
during a rescue opperation, and it was agreed by staff Sgt. Kenneth Buff
and I that some part of this money be shared among both of us before
informing anybody about it since both of us saw the money first. This was
quite an illegal thing to do. But i tell you what, no compensation can
make up for the risk we have taken with our lives in this hell hole of
which my brother in-law was killed by a road side bomb last time.

You will find the story of the recorvered money on the web address bellow:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm The above figure was
given to me as my share and to conceal this kind of money became a problem
for me, so with the help of a Brithish contact working here and his office
enjoy some immunity, i was able to get the package out to a safe location
entirely out of trouble spot. He does not know the real contents of the
package and beleives that it belongs to a Brithish/american doctor who
died in a raid here in Iraq and before giving up trusted me to hand over
the package to his family.I have now found a very secured way of getting
the package out of Iraq for you to pick up, and i will discuss this with
you when i am sure that you are willing to assist me and i beleive that my
money will be well secured in your hand. I will like to offer you 30% from
the total money for the assistance you will give to me. One passionate
appeal i will
make to you is not to discuss this matter with any body. Should you have
reasons to reject this offer, please and please destroy this message as
any leakage of this information will be too bad for us soldiers here in
Iraq.

I do not know how long we will remain here. I have been shot, Wounded and
survived two suicide bomb attacks by the special grace of God. This and
other reasons i will mention latter has prompted me to reach out for your
help. I honestly want this matter to be resolved immediately. Please
contact me as soon as possible.

God bless you and your family.

Sgt. Peter Jones
(3rd infantry divission)




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