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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: "test" <test@powerequipmentsalesco.com>
Reply-To: <kent_riodeout@mail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:24:31 -0400
Subject: Beneficiary

My name is Lt. Col., Kent Rideout with 4th Battalion 64th Armour Brigade
of the United States Army's 3rd Infantry Division formally in Baghdad,
Iraq. Last year, 15,000 troops were dispatched to the neighboring nation
of Kuwait you can go through to this web site to read more:

http://rt.com/usa/news/us-troops-kuwait-iran-741/

While in Iraq during the war 2003, I discovered metal boxes containing the
sum of USD$25M belonging to late Saddam Hussein formal Iraqi President. I
moved these metal boxes to a security company for safe keeping till I am
ready to move them out.

Unfortunately, I was among the troops that was dispatched to Kuwait. The
metals boxes are still sitting at the Security Company. According to the
Laws, at the expiration of 10(ten) years, the metal boxes will revert to
the ownership of the Company if nobody applies to claim the them.

Go through to this website:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/25/60II/main690763.shtml

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to help me receive the
metal boxes because I don’t when I will be discharged from here. I will
arrange the transfer of rights and privileges of the metal boxes to you.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email
address, send me your:
(a).Your Names,
(b). Your address,
(c). Your Phone number.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details. I urge you
to observe utmost confidentiality with regard to this matter.
Best regards,
Lt., Col., Kent Rideout

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