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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: LTG KEITH B ALEXANDER <jabber@jay.net>
Reply-To: <ltgkeithbalexanderr@usa.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:37:13 -0700
Subject: PLEASE CONFIRM NOW



--
FROM LTG KEITH B. ALEXANDER, GOOD DAY, MY NAME ISLTG KEITH B.
ALEXANDER, AM
AN AMERICAN SOLDIER, I AM SERVING IN THE MILITARY OF THE 1ST ARMORED
DIVISION AFGHANISTAN, AS YOU KNOW WE ARE BEING ATTACKED BY INSURGENTS
EVERYDAY AND CAR BOMBS. WE MANAGED TO MOVE FUNDS BELONGING TO HAMID
KARZAI'S FAMILY IN 2011. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS US$50 MILLION UNITED
STATES
DOLLARS IN CASH, MOSTLY 100 DOLLAR BILLS,THIS MONEY HAS BEEN KEPT
SOMEWHERE
OUTSIDE KABUL FOR SOMETIME BUT WITH THE PROPOSED TROOP REDUCTION BY
PRESIDENT OBAMA, WE ARE AFRAID THAT THE MONEY WILL BE DISCOVERED HENCE
WE
WANT TO MOVE THIS MONEY TO YOU FOR SAFE KEEPING PENDING THE COMPLETION
OF
OUR ASSIGNMENT HERE.THAT IS WHY I CAME TO LONDON TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT.
WE
ARE READY TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THE FUNDS, NO
STRINGS
ATTACHED, JUST FOR YOU TO HELP US MOVE IT OUT OF AFGHANISTAN.
AFGHANISTAN
IS A WAR ZONE, SO WE PLAN ON USING DIPLOMATIC MEANS IN SHIPPING THE
MONEY
OUT AS MILITARY CARGO USING DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,
I
WILL SEND YOU THE FULL DETAILS, MY JOB IS TO FIND A GOOD PARTNER THAT
WE
CAN TRUST AND THAT WILL ASSIST US. CAN I TRUST YOU? WHEN YOU RECEIVE
THIS
LETTER, KINDLY SEND AN E-MAIL TO: LTGKEITHBALEXANDERR@USA.COM
SIGNIFYING
YOUR INTEREST BY SENDING THE REQUIRED DETAILS BELOW FULL
NAMES............... CONTACT ADDRESS.......... TELEPHONE
NUMBER/FAX......... OCCUPATION................. NOTE THIS IS RISK FREE.
WITH REGARDS FROM, LTG KEITH B. ALEXANDER

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