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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: "Micheal P. Barrett" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <micheal.barrett7@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:15:39 +0100
Subject: Urgent!!!

Hello,

I know this letter will definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but I implore you to take the time to go through it carefully as the decision you make will go off a long way to determine our future and continued existence. I am desperately in need of assistance, I have summoned up courage to contact you reagarding this, I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of US$120,000,000.00 (One hundred and Twenty Million US Dollars) to any safe country of your choice, as far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care until I complete my service here. This is no stolen money and there are no dangers involved. See my profile : file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/Sergeant Micheal P. Barrett Profile.htm

THE SOURCE OF MONEY: Some money in various currencies was discovered and concealed in barrels with piles of weapons and ammunition at a location near one of Talibans old Presidential Palaces during Patrols and rescue operation and it was agreed by all party present, that the money will be shared amongst us. This might appear as an illegal thing to do but I tell you what? No compensation can make up for the risks we have taken with our lives in this hell hole and bullets flying zones. The above figure was concealed and was declared as military equipment's. With the help of my acquaintance in Accra Ghana, the past United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, (his office enjoys some U.N Immunity) the funds in two trunk boxes were evacuated to Accra, Ghana through the (U.N) office of the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (U.N). Upon arrival in Accra Ghana the trunk boxes {consignments} where deposited in a security company and declared as relief materials awaiting fu!
rther directives from me. If your

I WANT TO TRUST YOU ON THIS. I do not know for how long I will hold out here as I have been lucky to have survived several suicide bomb attacks by "Pure Divine Intervention" Once the funds get to you, 30% is what you will receive as the beneficiary/trustee of the consignments which is US$36,000,000.00. I really want to invest the US$84,000,000.00 on Car business, if we can do joint business and also invest on real estate then we will discuss further.

Respectfully,
Sergeant Micheal P. Barrett,
United States Marine Corps.
AFGHANISTAN.

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