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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: "From Capt. Paul Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paumorgan2009@live.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:38:34 -0700
Subject: From Capt. Paul Morgan

>From Capt. Paul Morgan

Dear Friend,

Good day and compliments, I know this letter will definitely come to you as a huge surprise, I am Capt. Paul Morgan, serving in the 2nd Battalion, 25thMarine Regiment which Patrols the Anbar province,Iraq.

I am desperately in need of assistance and I have summoned up courage to contact you. I am presently in Iraq. I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of (16.2million USD) to the States or any safe country, as far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care until I complete my service here. This is not a stolen money and there are no dangers involved.

Contact me as soon as possible with this email: morgan.paul2@gmail.com , so that I can furnish you with more details.

Respectfully,

Capt. Paul Morgan.
2nd Battalion,
25th Marine Regiment Patrols
Anbar province, Iraq.

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