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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 David Bruce" <sgtdavidbruce@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:53:10 +0800
Subject: August 6, 2010

August 6, 2010

Dear Sir/Madam

My name is (staff Sgt.) David Bruce; i am an American soldier, serving in
the Military with the army's 3rd infantry division.

i have a very desperate need for Assistance and have summed up courage to
contact you. I found your contact through internet serching and I am seeking
your kind Assistance to move the sum of Five million United States dollars
(us$5,000,000) to you, as far as I can be assured that my share will be safe
in your care Until i complete my service here.

Source of money: some money in US currencies were 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 Between both of us before informing anybody about it
sinceboth 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 last time.

The above figure was given to me as my share, and to conceal this kind of
money become a Problem for me but with the help of a British contact working
here as a diplomat from united nation and with his office Enjoying some
immunity, i was able to get the package out to a safe location entirely Out
of trouble spot, the fund his now in London presently as a package.

he does not know the real contents of the package, and he believes that it
belongs to a British American medical doctor who died in a raid here in
Iraq, And before giving up, trusted me to hand over the package to his
family in country.

I have now found a very secured way of getting the package out of London to
you at home For you to pick up, and i will discuss this with you when i am
sure that you are willing To assist me and that my money will be well
secured in your hand.

I want you to tell me How much you will take from this money for the
assistance you will give to me.

One Passionate appeal i will make to you is not to discuss this matter with
anybody,if you have any reasons to reject this offer, please and please
destroy this message as any Leakage of this information will be too bad for
the u.s. soldier's here in Iraq.

I do Not know how long we will remain here; month after month was giving as
the deadliest month for us to be out Here, yet we are station here till this
moment. Totally, we lost many men and i have been shot,wounded and survived
two sucide Bomb attacks by the special grace of GOD.

This and other reasons i will mention later Has prompted me to reach out for
help.I honestly want this matter to be resolved immediately, please contact
meas soon as Possible with my private e-mail address which is my only way of
communication (e-mail: sgtdavidbruce@yahoo.co.jp) May god bless you and your
family

From David Bruce.

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