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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: "MD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mdgedgar@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:54:52 -1100
Subject: MD

Dear Friend,
I am Madison Gerald Edgar, Iraqis based businessman, I confide on your profile that you will not let me down in anyway and decide to open up to you everything about my sorrowful confidential business opportunity.

I am 15years of age, a cleaner in Triumphant Food Court, US. Camp Balad East, Balad Iraqi around the U.S. military base in Balad, (Balad Airbase) about 60 miles from north of Baghdad and based on my good cooperation with soldiers in the airbase, a huge amount of U.S. Dollars was recovered by my top military pals and they brought the fund to our inn in disguises of war relief article and after having good arrangement on how to move the fund to England, they shared the funds within themselves and US$10.7Million was given to my good friend Air force Airman 1st Class, Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis.

See website: http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1103032.html

Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis delivered his US$10.7Million to England by Red-Cross Aircraft under special arrangement for safekeeping and he keep the entire documents with me and promised to help me to complete my education and join American air force at the rightful time.

But unfortunately Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis died without present anybody to claim the fund out and since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over last 5 years now, I want you to assist in distributing the money left behind by late my senior friend before it is confiscated or declared abandon consignment.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law as I have all the documents in my custody.

See website: http://www.afspaeagle.org/SF_KIA/SF_KIA_A1C_Leebernard_E_Chavis.html

If you are interested please reply immediately and I will gently detailed you on how to move forward but if you are not interested do not reply and please delete this message and seal the matter.

I am very sorry for sending this surprise message without seeking for your permission, please accept as my sincere apology.

Yours Faithfully
Madison Gerald Edgar

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