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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: Steven Donald <capt_stevendonald@live.com>
Reply-To: capt.ste_vendonald@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:58:17 +1100
Subject: PLEASE READ

Hello Dear, Good day and compliments, I am sorry for introducing a business to you in such way but it is due to the urgency so please accept my apology I am a captain with the United Nations troop in Iraq, on war against terrorism. Based on the United States legislative executive decision for withdrawing troops from Libya to Syria and presently I am in Libya, Our mission is to help beef up terrorist targeted states, mostly the United States and the European Union on the war against terrorism, i will need your help to channel this money and that is why I contacted you, I am a United States marine captain with the United Nations troop in Iraq before I was transferred to Libya and the money in question were discovered in Iraq before my transfer & that is reason why I contacted you. On the other hand I want to inform you that I have in my possession the sum of (15.9 million U. S .D)-(Fifteen Million Nine Hundred United States Dollars) Which I made from crude oil deals there in Iraq. I deposited this money in a box safe in the custody of a Red Cross agent there in Iraq informing them that i am making contact for the actual owner of the money, It is under my power to approve whoever the consignment will be delivered to. I want to invest the funds in a good business in your country as soon as I arrive, Well you may have to advise me on that since I am not an entrepreneur, I cannot move this money to the United States because I will be in your country for about 3years, so I need someone I could trust. If you accept, you shall be required to confirm your name, address and telephone number before I can authorize the freight or dispatch of the box containing the money to you in your country where you will be the beneficiary. I am a military officer and I cannot be parading with such huge amount, so I need to present someone as the recipient -heir. As an intelligence officer, I have 100% authentic means of transferring the money through diplomatic courier service, I just need your acceptance all will be done and I will inform you how you will receive the box. The cash box will get to you within 96 hours from the date you send me your name, address and of course telephone number, for the registration of the consignment box, Please if you are interested in this transaction I will give to you the Complete details that you need for us to carry out this transaction successfully, I decided to find someone that is for real and not imaginary and that is why i contacted you for real, I believe I can trust you. Where we are at the moment we can only communicate through our military communication facility, which is more secured so nobody can monitor our emails. I will only reach you through email for now because our calls might be monitored and also I have to be sure whom I am dealing with so I need your complete Information to further with you for the deal. I wait for your contact details so we can go on. I will give to you 30% of the 15.9m and 70% is for myself. I hope I am been Fair on this deal, get back to me with your full information: YOUR FULL NAME......... YOUR FULL ADDRESS.................... YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER........ AGE AND OCCUPATION................................. Regards, Capt. Steven Donald Message-ID:

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