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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: private contact <privatecontact11@voila.fr>
Reply-To: private_contact_23@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 09:55:25 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Urgent Attention Sir.




Urgent Attention Sir.



From LT. E. Robert.



My respectful I know you will be surprised to receive my email.



Listen my respectful person, I would have send this message to you through fax for security purpose but due to your fax line was not with me so I decided to send it through your Email ID. and will love you to reply me through my private Email address private_contact_23@yahoo.co.jp and will like you to keep this matter highly confidential.



If you are willing to show me your honesty and trust, I think I will be able to trust and work with you. I am an American and you should be rest assured that I cannot deceive in any way.



My name is 2ND LT. E. Robert, a member of the U.S. ARMY USARPAC MEDICAL TEAM, which was deployed to Iraq at the beginning of the war in Iraq. Although the war has ended.



I refused to come along with them in respective of the fact that the war has ended. The reason for this is that I managed and smuggled out a container of money to a secured place and as a result of this, I have to escape and stayed behind to make sure that I am able to get these container out before coming to America, knowingly, that if I am able to get this done, I will live a better life. Please, I want this to be between me and you since I am at large.

To Prove my sincerity, you are not sending any money to me because I know what I am pursuing.



Though, I would like to hold back some information for security reasons for now until you have found time to visit the BBC website stated below to enable you have an insight into what I intend sharing with you, believing that it would be of your desired interest one-way or the other.



To proved this to you, please see the site below for more information.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm



Also, could you get back to me having visited the above website to enable us discuss in a more clarifying manner to the best of your understanding.? I must say that I'm very uncomfortable sending this message to you without knowing truly if you would mistrust me or this deal and decides to go public.



In this regards, I will not hold back to say that the essence of this message is strictly for mutual benefit between you and I and nothing more.

I will be vivid and coherent in my next message. meanwhile, could you send me an email confirming that you have visited the site and that you have understood my intentions. I would like you to get back to me with with the following information;



1. Full Name

2. Address

3. Occupation

4. Age



I do not need your telephone number because I cannot call you, we can only communicate through email.



I will await your reply via my email.

Best Regards

LT. E. Robert.

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