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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: sgtperry johnson <info@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sgtperryjohnson@w.cn
Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 20:45:03 +0200
Subject:




My name is (Sgt Perry Johnson),I am an American soldier, serving in the
Military with the army's 3rd infantry division in iraq, and I am seeking your
kind assistance to move the sum of Twenty Five million United States dollars
($25,000,000 MILLIONS US 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,Once
the funds
get to you,take your 30% out and keep our own 70%.. The only thing we require
from you is just for you to help us find a safe place where the funds can be
sent to,if interested kindly reply me for more details.

Regards,
Sgt Perry Johnson

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