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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Sgt. Anita Shaw" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anitashawn867@yahoo.co.th>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 07:03:01 -0800
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?

Hello,


How are you and your family? Hope all is well.


My name is (Sgt 1st class) Sgt. Anita Shaw, I am an American soldier, serving in the military with the army’s 3rd infantry division here in Iraq. With a very desperate need for assistance, I have summed up courage to contact you. I found your contact particulars in an address journal. I am seeking your kind assistance to move the sum of ($16 million U.S. dollars) Sixteen Million United States Dollars To You In United States, 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 various currencies was discovered in barrels at a farm house near one of Saddam’s old palaces in Tikrit-Iraq during a rescue operation, and it was agreed by staff SGT Kenneth Buff and my other colleagues that some part of this money be shared among us before informing anybody about it since we are the only one that saw it. 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.


I also lost my son (Jamiel Shaw Jr.) to gang member in South Los Angeles, who shot him to dead and my husband died as a result of heart attack.


PLEASE READ THE BELOW SITES (ARTICLES) CAREFULLY;


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


http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=9c29c34ff496dbc9e4fd2dfa408d0f86


At of the total amount, $16 Million USD was given to me as my share, and to conceal this kind of money became a problem for me, so with the help of a British contact working here, and his office enjoy some immunity, I was able to get the package out to a safe location entirely out of trouble spot. he does not know the real contents of the package, and believes that it belongs to a British American medical doctor who died in an raid here in Iraq, and before giving up, trusted me to hand over the package to his family in United States. I have now found a very secured way of getting the package out of Iraq to your country for you to pick up, and I will discuss this with you when I am sure that you are willing to assist me, and I believe that my money will be well secured in your hand because you have fear of God.


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, SHOULD YOU HAVE REASONS TO REJECT THIS OFFER, PLEASE, PLEASE AND PLEASE DESTROY THIS MESSAGE AS ANY LEAKAGE OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE TOO BAD FOR US SOLDIER’S HERE IN IRAQ.


I do not know how long we will remain here, though the Our President Barak Obama have said that we will soon leave Iraq and I have been shot, wounded and survived two suicide 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 me as soon as possible with my e-mail address which is my only way of communication.


God bless you and your family.

Sgt. Anita Shaw
anita.shaw@w.cn

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