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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: "USA MILITARY IN IRAQ \(USF-I\)" <office-----mas14@att.net>
Reply-To: sgtkenpreston19@live.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 08:46:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ASSISTANCE REQUIRED.



My Dear Respected Friend,



I am Sgt. Kenneth O. Preston, the 13th Sergeant Major for Combined Joint Task Force 7 serving in Baghdad, Iraq. (USF-I)



I am on assignment here in Iraq and have some items I will need to ship to you for safekeep.



Please you could check this site so you could understand what I am trying to say.

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



Contact me immediately if you can assist, as I will only highlight more on this transaction if you meet my conditions.



Please signify your interest by replying to my private email, (sgtkenpreston19@gmail.com)



Thanks.



Sgt. Kenneth O. Preston.

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