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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: "Sgt. Eric Yonenson" <sgt.eric101@live.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:01:25 -0000
Subject: Personally To You

Dear Friend,
I am sending you this confidential email after reading through your profile
to make a passionate appeal to you for assistance. Because of my confidence
in your ability and business expertise.
Many stories might be emanating from here that will cast some aspersions
ofdoubt in your mind regarding this assistance I require from you.In the
light of this, I am Sgt Eric Yonenson,I am an American soldier with Swiss
background, serving in the military with the army 3rd infantry division.

I am seeking your kind assistance to move the sum of ($ 2 million
u.s.dollars) Two million united states dollars to you, This fund is
deposited with Royal Courier Service as a consignment and I officially
agreed with them that I would claim and received my deposited consignment
with them on or before end of this year as far as I can be assured that my
share will be safe in your care until I complete my service here, this is no
stolen money,and there are no danger involved.As a soldier I have no right
to travel out of the camp until the peace has restored in Iraq and I can not
continue to face such pains lost of lives and property hence I want to move
this fund through you for investment to enable me resign from this service.

Source of money:You can go to this web link to read about events that took
place there:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

Some money in various currencies was discovered in barrels at a farmhouse
near one of Saddam\\\"s old palaces in Tikrit-Iraq during a rescue
operation,and it was agreed by staff Sgt Kenneth buff and I that some part
of this money be Shared among both of us before informing anybody about it
since both of us saw the money first.
This was quite an illegal thing to do, but I tell you what? No compensation
can make up for the risk we have taken with our lives in this hell hole. Of
which my brother in-law was killed by a road side bomb Having made my self
known, I wish to emphasize that I need your assistance in the investment of
some $2Million USD of my fund that have been held in Royal Courier Service
Company UK.

Because of the tragic death of my Wife who was supposed to be my next of kin
I am soliciting for your assistance in the receipt of the fund from Royal
Courier Service Company for investment in viable areas of business interest
under your prudent management.
Conclusively, I have decided to offer you 20%of the total sum for your
assistance, while 5% will be for whatever expenses that will be incurred
while 75% is to be used in buying shares and franchise from your company if
you agree, and maybe buying houses in your country.

If this proposal appeals to your positive response, please send to me
immediately your contact address and telephone/fax numbers to enable me
forward same to the security company in UK.
My contact person at the security company will direct and guide you
accordingly.
Please treat this with strict confidentiality.

Yours faithfully,
Sgt Eric Yonenson

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