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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: Klugh Hans <mariamkkoffice@yahoo.it>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:18:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Urgent Response


Dear Friend,
My name is SGT.Klugh  Hans,  I am an American soldier with Israeli background, serving in the military with the army 3rd infantry division. I am With a very desperate need  of your assistance to deposit in your custody 25 million u.s. dollars )TWENTY FIVE million united states 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 Richard Kruger  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 week. 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 British contact working here and his office enjoy some immunity, I was able to get the package out to a safe location in security company entirely out of trouble spot. he does not know the real contents of the package, and believes that it belongs 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.
I have now found a much secured way of getting the package out of Iraq to your country for you to pick up, and I will discuss this with you when I am sure that you are genuinely willing to assist me. If you are  interested please send the below requested information to me so we can proceed. (i)FULL NAMES (ii)COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (iii)PRESENT ADDRESS (iv)TELEPHONE NUMBER (v)MARITAL STATUS (vi) OCCUPATION. Finally, I want you to tell me  the percentage (%) you will take from this money for the assistance you will give to me.
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's 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 by the special grace of God, 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 for now. Thank you for your understanding and co operations.You can reach me through voice mail though i can not access the phone for security reasons as i do roam my phone from United states to Irag  12063504286
Sincerely yours,
SGT.Klugh  Hans,
 
 
 



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