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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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Fraud email example:

From: captainrowtagnosh <cprn01@zipmail.com.br>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 04:04:33 -0300
Subject: From Captain Rowtag Nosh

 
 
Hello,

I will like to confide in you as regards to a business proposal i would want us to work collectively like blood relations. I am a war veteran with the United Nations troop in Afghanistan, on war against terrorism. I served in the 1st Armored Division in Kabul.

Based on the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan come next year, I have been redeployed to come and work in your country on the platform of North Atlantic Treaty Organization [ NATO] soon. Our mission is to help beef up terrorist targeted states, mostly the United States, south America and the European Union on the war against terrorism. I will need a Vehicle for myself and to SET UP CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND OTHER INVESTMENT and that is why I contacted you.

On the other hand, I would like to inform you that i have in my possession the sum of  16.6 million U.S. dollars. Which I made from crude oil here in Afghanista n.I deposited this money with a Red Cross agent informing him that we will contact the real owner of the money. It is under my power to approve who is eligible for this money.

I would invest the money in your country as soon as you agree to keep this fund safe in your country for business and other investment purposes through you, but you will advise me on that because I am not a business culture person. I cannot move this money into the United States, Because I will be in your country for about 4 years, so I need someone I could trust.

If you accept, I will move the fund to Europe, where you will be the beneficiary, because I am a uniformed person and I cannot parade such an amount, so I need to present someone As the recipient. I'm an American and an officer for intelligence, that I have a 100%  authentic means of transferring the money through diplomatic courier Service.

I just need your acceptance, and everything is done. Please, if you are interested in this transaction, I give you the complete details you need for us to implement this transaction successfully. I decided to contact someone I could trust and real and not imaginary, and that is why I went to a safe place in the car web I can be sure that the person is real.

I think I can trust you, where we are now we can only communicate through our military  facilities, communication is secured, so nobody can monitor our e-mails, and then I can explain in details to you.

I will only reach you by e-mail, because our calls might be monitored, I have to be sure; I have to deal with someone I could trust. If you are interested, please send me your personal mobile number so that the diplomat in London uk can call you for inquiries and how to bring the box that contain my money to you. If you are not interested, do not respond to this e-mail and delete this Message if no response after 3 days, I will then search for someone else.

I wait for your contact information details, so that we can go on. In less than 4 days the box should be in your possession, and I will come for my money. I will give you 30% of the total  and 70% for me. I hope I have been fair to this deal.
Get back to me with your full information: Your full name,
your full address, Your direct phone number.

Regards.

Captain Rowtag Nosh







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