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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: "Ravindra kumar" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 00:07:56 +0530
Subject: THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES TOP CONFIDENTIALITY.


Dear Brother.

Strictly confidential, secrecy & transparency.
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you; My name is Sgt Ravindra Kumar,
a British Indian based in England and a master Sgt. of The British soldier, deployed to Iraq in the beginning of
the war in 2003.

I contacted you to assist me to receive and invest on my behalf the sum of US$10,200,000.00
(Ten Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) which I got from Crude Oil deal while i was in Iraq,
the funds is currently deposited with a Financial security company in London in their escrow account.and it has to be transferred
to somebody which i have to present via my lawyer as the beneficiary of the fund , i cannot claim this fund in my name due to the fact that i am a soldier and an
INDIAN -BRITISH if i do it will raise doubt and tension and there is racism all over

All I require from you is your honesty and maximum co-operation which this transaction deserves.

There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank-to-bank transfer, and all I need from
you is to stand for me and claim the fund, i will present everything to you so that the bank will
order the transfer to your designated bank account
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response I can assure you that this transaction will take less
than five (5) days to be completed once I receive your positive response.

I guarantee that this will be executed under 100% legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach
of the law. Though I would like to hold back certain information for security reasons for now until you have
found time to visit the BBC website stated below and see the opportunity that came across some of us in the
course of our duty in Iraq. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm)

Please do get back to me through my personal email address ( sgtravindrakumar@yahoo.in ) urgently with your
decision to enable me make an alternative arrangement if the need should arise,
however, I am offering you 30% of the fund while you keep 70% for me for viable investment.i am presently in a
military barracks

PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES TOP CONFIDENTIALITY.
Email: sgtravindrakumar@yahoo.in
Regards,

Sgt, Ravindra Kumar.

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