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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: Hello, From Gen Sir David Richards.


Hello, From Gen Sir David Richards.

I am a British soldier currently in Afghanistan. I am with the 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in Afghanistan. We hijacked a suspected Van painted black between the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Door gunners sitting behind machine guns in the Black Van tried shooting at our
direction but we lunched a combat backup attack on the Black Van with my boys and none of the Taliban survived the attack.

We discovered other currencies including US dollars of about $ 16 million loaded inside the Black Van with so many types of machine guns. I want to move this money out of this place, before declaring other items in the van
to the authority for an operation well done. This place is a war zone which you know with the bombing and insurgents attacking us here, so I will like you to keep my share pending the end of my assignment here in Afghanistan and return back to my country Britain.

I will take 60% of the total sum, while you take 40% for assisting me to execute this deal. No strings attached, just help me move it out of Afghanistan, as Afghanistan is a war zone. I plan on using SECRET INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC SERVICE DELIVERY COMPANY on shipping the money
out in two large silver boxes, using diplomatic immunity with the SECRET INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC SERVICE DELIVERY COMPANY.

If you can help to receive the boxes for me, I will send you the full details. Kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone / fax numbers for quick communication and your full residential information. This should be a secret and must be a top secret between us as these boxes can be shipped out in 48hrs to you as I wait for your quick respond.

Respectfully,

Gen Sir David Richards.


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