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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: "MR. GERRY GILSENAN." <gerrygilsenan1961@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gerrygilsenan1961@live.com
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 00:09:16 +0700
Subject: DEAR GOOD FRIEND, THIS IS MY SECOND MAIL TO YOU WITHOUT RESPONDS,
WHICH MAKES ME TO BE VERY WORRIED, BECAUSE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE I
WANTED TO PASS TO YOU........

Dear Good Friend,

How are you today.

I was careful in giving out this very information for security reasons and
to avoid talking to wrong person who does not have the fear of God.

My name is Sgt Gerry Gilsenan. I am a war veteran with the United Nations
troop in Afghanistan on war against terrorism. I served in the 1st
Armoured Division in Kabul. Based on the United States legislative and
executive decision for withdrawing troops from Iraq,i have been redeployed
to come and work in Kabul on the platform of North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO). Our mission is to help beef up terrorist targeted
states, mostly the United States and the European Union on the war against
terrorism.

On the other hand, I want to inform you that I and my partner (Trooper
James Anthony Leverett) have the sum of US$16.2million, which we got from
a crude oil deal in Iraq before he was killed by an explosion while on a
vehicle patrol. Due to this incident, I want you to receive these funds on
my behalf as far as I can be assured that my share will be safe in your
care until I complete my service here(in Afghanistan) and come over to
meet with you.Since we are working here on an Official capacity, I cannot
keep these funds hence my contacting you.

I guarantee and ensure you that this is a risk free deal.I want you to
know that we have successfully moved these funds out to Europe with the
help of a Red Cross agent. I just need your acceptance to receive these
funds on my behalf and all is done. Since the death of my partner, my life
is not guaranteed here anymore, so I have decided to share these funds
with a reliable and trusted person than the funds being dumped at a great
risk.

I want you to tell me how much you will take from this money for the
assistance you will give to me. One passionate appeal I will make to you
is not to discuss this matter with anybody, should you have reasons to
reject this offer, please and please destroy this message as any leakage
of this information will be too bad for us as soldiers here in
Afghanistan.

I do not know how long we will remain here, and I have been shot, wounded
and survived so many suicide bomb attacks thankfully, this and other
reasons I will mention later have prompted me to reach out for help, I
honestly want this matter to be resolved immediately, please contact me as
soon as possible on my e-mail address which is my only way of
ommunication.

Alternative Email: gerrygilsenan1962@yahoo.com

Regards,
Sgt. Gilsenan.


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