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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.Gary Daivd" <gdavid2002@aol.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gary_david@live.com
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:58:24 +0200
Subject: Sir/Madam

My name is Sgt.Gary David, I am an American soldier with Swiss
background,serving in the military with the army's 3rd infantry division based
in Iraq/Baghdad. 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 kind assistance to move the sum of ($10 Million U.S. Dollars)
Ten Million United State Dollars to you, as far as I can be assured that my
share will be safe in your care until I complete my service here, this is no
stolen money, and there are no danger involved.

Source Of Money:

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 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.

No Compensation can make up for the risk we have taken with our lives in this
hell hole. Of why my share will be safe in your care until I complete my service
here, this is no stolen money, and there are no danger involved.

kindly indicate your interest in assisting me as well as Providing the following
information to facilitate the smooth conclusion of the consignment fund delivery
to your door step.

1) Your Full Name: --------------------------------------------------------
2) Your Address: ----------------------------------------------------------
3) Your Age And Occupation:------------------------------------------------
4) Your Mobile Telephone Number: ------------------------------------------
5) Your Direct Email Address: ---------------------------------------------
6) Your Fax Number: -------------------------------------------------------
7) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of Residence:--------------
8) Your country and your present location----------------------------------

One passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with
anybody, 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 soldier
here in Iraq. I do not know how long we will remain here, and I have been shot,
wounded and survived two suicide bomb attacks,this and other reasons I will
mention later has prompted me to reach out for help, I honestly want this matter
to be resolved immediately, please contact me as soon as possible my only way of
communication is email.I Also want you to tell me how much you will take from
this money for the assistance you will give to me.


Sgt.Gary David.




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