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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:
Date:
Subject: INVESTMENT PLANS


Dear Sir/Madam,
 

Please reply via Email: hw006@centrum.sk and KEEP THIS CONFIDENTIAL DUE TO ITS NATURE PLEASE.
 
 

INVESTMENT PLANS
 
 

I quite understand that you may not actually know me but got your contact data in the address journal as I was searching for somebody to invest with
in your country and having gone through your profile I then decided to confined this truth with you as this has been delayed due to my long hospitalization as a result of injuries sustained during one of our combats with the rebels and has just beeing discharged from the military hospital here, hence my contact you now.
 
 

The secret behind my sudden contact with you was based that some money in various currencies was discovered in barrels at a farmhouse near one of  Saddam's old palaces in Tikrit-Iraq during a rescue operation, and it was agreed by me and my operational officer  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 considering that no military compensation can be of better value for the risk we have taken with our lives in this hell hole.
 
 

The  figure  about $8.3m was my share, and to conceal this kind of money became a problem for me, so I carefully packaged  and sealed it properly and with the help of a British 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 having told him it is medical photographic  laboratory
materials belonging to a British/American medical doctor who died in a raid here in Iraq, and before giving up, trusted me to hand over the package to his family in united states and he believed me knowing fully the environment in Iraq.
 
 
Now I have decided to use  you if you are willing to assist me in this matter to collect  the money from the security company as the money has been packed and declared by me as photographic x ray materials as it was carefully arranged in US$100 Bills.
 

Therefore, kindly provide me with the following in formations for submission to the carrier company as  I do not have time here to run this affiars, hence I have decided to entrust everything to your care so that we shall jointly use it for investment into real estates/hotels or any profitable investment as you may choose.
 
 

The reason I had wanted to quit but I cannot do so when I have nothing at hand, that is why it is necessary you do your best possible to see a way as to secure my life and our future favor because you know if I escape from here, I will fly down to your home for as I will not  go back my home in the states as I will be court marshaled but if I can take refuge in your home country, we can establish there pending after a period of 3 years, I can then move to my home in the states if we care because after 3 years without the military tracing my way about, I am legally free to exercise my rights since I never committed any criminal offenses only deserted from the military.
 
 

Again, you know I don't have any telephone for public use as it is extremely restricted for use by soldiers as we only have walkies talkies and security phones for in camp communications among ourselves, so if I have your phone, I can easily call you when I am free as not all days we are free even to check our mails because of military discipline.
 

The security company where the box is deposited does not know that the original contents are USD CURRENCY, as we used our military influence to conceal it and declare it as x ray photographic materials.
 
 

Kindly provide me with these datas for submission to the company holding the package so that they can bring it to your at your home for our plan on investment opportunities to be manned by you pending my final discharge from here.
 
 
(a)Your Full Name: (b) Your Address: (c) Your Telephone Number:(d)Your Fax Number: (e) Your Mobile Number
 
 
 
Thanking you while expecting to get details from you for your immidiate recovery of the package from the security company.
 

Attached for your personal secret is the copy of the Certificate issued to me by the Security company on the date of deposit and also my personal Passport copy and the picture we snapped the money  in the room where it was secretly hidden at the time of our discovering it for you to be sure what we are doing.
 
 
Cheers
 
Henshaw Wear
Email:hw006@centrum.sk
 



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