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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: "Classified" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cpra_auwb@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:24:59 +0100
Subject: Classified

Dear Friend,

I am Ossy David of the US Marine Force on Monitoring and Peace –keeping mission in Baghdad-Iraq. I am from Gretna , I got your contact from the US chamber of commerce online and I am contacting you after heart feelings of believe that you will not betray me.

On the 26th day of May 2009, we were alerted on the sudden presence of some Terrorists camping in a suburb not too far from Kabala here in Iraq . After Immediate intervention, we captured three (3) of the Terrorists, twenty-six (26) were killed leaving seven (7) injured.

In the process of torture they confessed being rebels for the late Aymanal Zawahiri and took us to a cave in Kabala which served as their camp. At their camp we recovered several guns, bombs and other Ammunition's including some boxes, one filled with hard drugs and the other one to my amazement one of box contained cash of US$2Million which I concealed immediately.


I am in keen need of a “Reliable and Trustworthy” person who would secure and protect this box containing the US Dollars for me up Until my assignment elapses here in Iraq .

I assure and promise to give you 10% of this fund, however feel free to negotiate what you wish to have as your percentage in this business. Please assure me of your keeping this top most secret to protect my job with the US Marines.

I await your reply in great anticipation.

Kind Regards
Ossy David.

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