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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: "walker bruno" <wlkrbrn@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:57:31 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Business Proposal.




Regards,

I am very glad to know you,on the other hands i have a business proposal
for you in ensuring it on without any delay. But I first heard my offer.I
am United State Marine commander of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment of
the United States and Coalition Forces in the British Dafur.Based on the
United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops
from Sudan this year, I decided to quit the marine environment and to
relocate to your country.

I'm going to invest the money in your country, that is the reason why I
contacted you.On the other hand, I want to tell you that I have in my
possession the sum of 15.9 million (€), by one of our attacks on a rebel
group was because they won here in Dafure home for illegal procurement of
arms and rates for crude oil to keep the suffering of most of their money
to undergo oil.Based we are here to make some of us, as luck.It happened
that I went for this raid with the men in my unit and I decided to take
him as my share for my stress here in this evil land filled with suicide
bombers.I deposited this money with a red cross agent informing him that
we are the contact for the real owner of the money.It must be approved in
my power to whoever comes next for this money.

I would like to use this money for an investments in your country,
because I know a lot of money is involved, that was another reason I
decided to resign and come to your country, if I move out this money here
by diplomatic courier service, which is the surest way, I do not want to
die fighting against terrorism all my life.

I can not move this money to the United States because I will be in Europe
for about 8 years, so I need someone I could accept with,If much I'm the
money, where you have the receiver, because I am a uniformed person and I
can transfer not parading such an amount, so I have someone present as
beneficiary.I am American and an intelligent officer for this I have
100% authentic means of transferring the money through diplomatic courier
service, I just need your acceptance and you're done.

Please, if you are interested in this transaction, I will give you the
complete details that you decided for us to carry out this transaction
successfully.am someone to find real and not imaginary and that is why I
backed up to a place went to where I can be sure that the person really
is.

I think I can trust you Where through our military communication
facilities which are secured, so nobody can monitor our conversations is
to communicate, then I can explain in details to you.I can be reached only
by e- mails, because our calls might be monitored, I have just to be sure
that I am to do.

Can I also know that I the disclosure of this Agreement to you with faith
that you will never let down to this business, because your are the only
first person to informed about this business transaction,I inform you
about the next step to take urgently.

If you are interested, please reply me immediately so I can contact you
for further inquiries.I come from a fresh e-mail account to write so if
you are not interested to answer, not to this e-mail and please delete
this message if no response after 3days I will then look for someone else.

I am waiting for your contact information so we can go on.In less than 7
days, the money should have noticed on your care, and I will come for my
money.I will give you 40% of the total and 60% for me.I hope that I have
the fair on this deal.

Writing from Darfur Camp In Sudan.

Regards,

Capt Walker Bruno.

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