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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 <sgtrobert20131@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sgtrobert2013@yandex.com
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 12:51:11 +0100
Subject: Re:My response to your previous message..

Dear Friend ,

Thanks for your mail. I apologize for my late response; it's due to
the nature of my Job here in Afghanistan . 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 have
finally secured the money USD 9,500,000.00 { Nine Million Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only } as being agreed and have every
proof of this transaction only what I need is your assistance as I am
ready now to transfer the fund to your personal bank account.
I will transfer the fund through HSBC Bank here in Afghanistan for
they do International Swift 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. I will scan and send the Bank transfer payment
slip as soon as the fund is been transferred directly to your personal
Bank account.
All i need from you is trust and sincerity, Don't betray me. you are
therefore required to re-confirm your bank account details as below :

* Full Name
* Bank Name
* Bank Account Number
* Name of the Bank Account Holder
* Routine No or Swift Code { If any }
* Personal Mobile Number

Please do not disclose this transaction 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 30% out of the total $9,500,000.00 { Nine Million Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars Only }

Best Regards
Sergeant Robert Karl
US Army Peacekeeping,
Private Email Address : sgtrobert2013@yandex.com

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