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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: "Digital Concourse" <digitalconcourse@digitalconcourse.com>
Reply-To: <capdfloyd2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 19:46:50 -0500
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ATTENTION


Browser Version <https://www.digitalconcourse.com/DCVM.asp?IDI08824>



Hello Friend ,




I'm writing you sincerely with regards to a business proposal which will
in the future, make us richer and get together as good friends.




I am a captain with the United Nations troop in Iraq on war against
terrorism. Based on the United States legislative and executive decision
for withdrawing troops from Iraq come this year, i have been deployed
here to lead the sword for peace keeping. Our mission is to help beef up
security in terrorist targeted states, mostly the United states and the
European Union on the war against terrorism. I will be in need of your
assistance for myself and charity programs, that is why i contacted you.




On the other hand i want to inform you that I have in my possession the
sum of $16.2million USD($16,200,000) cash. which was recovered from one
of our raids on terrorists here in Iraq because they keep most of their
money at home for evil activities which they normally get through
illegal deals on crude oil. Based on the suffering we undergo here, some
of us do meet such luck. It happened that i went for this raid with the
men in my unit and i decided to take that as my share for my stress here
in this evil land filled with suicide bombers. I deposited this money
with a red cross agent informing him that we are making contact for the
real owner of the money because I can't keep it in the military camp.
Hence It is under my power to approve whoever comes forth for this
money.




I wish to use this money for charity purposes in Turkey, where we have
about 3 million Iraqi refugees and Sudan where we have currently the
highest numbers of refugees displaced as a result of war.You need to
visit such places. I want to invest the money on stock fish from Norway
to this refugees because base on my experience on battle ground in this
places,they lack a lot of fish and meat to add to their meager and
unparatable meals which they get in little quantity just to keep them
living until God knows when the problem ends. Instead of allowing this
terrorists to get the money and spend it on purchasing arms illegally
from Asians and North Korea it's better channeled to saving the world.






I cannot move this money myself because i will be in service for about
3years when redeployed for my last services before retirement, so i need
someone i could deal with. If you accept, i will transfer the money to
your country, where you will be the beneficiary because i am a uniformed
person and i cannot be parading such an amount so i need to present
someone as the beneficiary. I am an American and an intelligence officer
at that so i have a 100% authentic means of transferring the money
through diplomatic courier service . I just need your acceptance and all
is done.




Please if you are interested in this deal i will give to you the
complete details you need for us to carry out this deal successfully. I
decided to find someone that is real not imaginary. I believe that a
good relationship can be built irrespective of race nor tribe. Where I
am now, we can only communicate through our military communication
facilities which is secured so nobody can monitor our emails, then i can
explain in details to you. I will only reach you through email, because
our calls might be monitored, I just have to be sure whom i am dealing
with.




If you are interested please send me your acceptance letter to this. I
am writing from a fresh email account so if you are not interested do
not reply to this mail and please delete this message.




I wait for your contact details so we can go on. In less than 7days the
money should have been noted in your possession and i will come over for
my money. I will give to you 30% of the total sum and 70% is for my
dream. I hope I'm been fair on this deal.




Regards,
Capt.Donald Floyd.




contcat me through the medium. capdfloyd2@gmail.com
<http://us.mc654.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toÊpdfloyd2@gmail.com>


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