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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: Sgt Robert Karl <andrearonald@live.com>
Reply-To: <sgtrobert2013@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:27:19 +0100
Subject: Re:My Response to your previous message..




Dear Friend,

Thanks for your mail and for accepting my offer. I
apologize for my late reply;it's due to my duty here. Since your last
email to me on the month
of August, I couldn't reply back because my
troops were camping at the road to the Turkmenistan border, Afghanistan
that makes it difficult for
me to check my mail.

I am ready
now to transfer the money to your Bank Account as agreed . All I need is
your correct BANK ACCOUNT Details to enable me start
transferring
the funds immediately including Your mobile contact PHONE NUMBER for
easy communication as I cannot leave Afghanistan because of the
nature of my work.

I
will transfer the Money through HSBC Bank for they do International
Transfer. I will not transfer the $9,500,000.00 at once to your
Bank
Account, I will be transferring the fund Bit by Bit $200,000
per each transfer for security reasons . I will inform you on what to do
when i
finally transferred the money into your Bank Account.

Please
do not disclose this deal to anybody as to protect my duty. I attached
my picture and picture of the Money for your confirmation and
documentation.

Remember,
your share still remains the same 20% out of the total $9,500,000.00 {
Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only } .

Waiting for your quick response including your correct bank account details to enable me proceed on the transfer.


Best Regard,

Sergeant Robert Karl

US Army Peacekeeping,
Army Infantry Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, was in the Kirkukarea of Afghanistan

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