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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: sgtrobertthomas23@pop.com.br
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 04:27:36 -0300
Subject: From Sgt. Robert Thomas.


                                             PLEASE
REPLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL:sgt.robert_t@yahoo.es

Dear Sir/Madam

My name is (Staff) Sgt. Robert Thomas; I am an American soldier, serving in
the  Military with the army's 3rd infantry division.

I have a very desperate need for  Assistance and have summed up courage to
contact you.

I found your contact particulars in an address journal and I am seeking
your kind  Assistance to move the sum of Ten Million United States Dollars
(USD$10,000,000) to you in your country, as far as I can be assured that my
share will be safe in your care Until I complete my service here.

Source of money: some money in various currencies were discovered in
barrels at a Farmhouse near one of saddam’s old palaces in tikrit-iraq
during a rescue operation, and it was agreed by staff Sgt Kenneth buff and
I that some part of this money be shared  between both of us before
informing anybody about it since both of us saw the money first.

You can go through this site for more informations:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

This was quite an illegal thing to do, but I tell you what! no compensation
can make up for the risk we have taken with our lives in this hell hole, of
which my brother in-law Was killed by a road side bomb last time.

The above figure was given to me as my share, and to conceal this kind of
money became a Problem for me but with the help of a British contact
working here and with his office enjoying some immunity, I was able to get
the package out to a safe location entirely Out of trouble spot.

He does not know the real contents of the package and believes that it
belongs to a British American medical doctor who died in a raid here in
Iraq and before giving up, trusted me to hand over the package to his
family in his country.

I have now found a very secured way of getting the package out of Iraq to
you at home for you to pick up, and I will discuss this with you when I am
sure that you are willing To assist me and that my money will be well
secured in your hands.

I will give you 40% from the total money for the assistance you will render
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
the U.S soldier's here in Iraq.

I do not know how long we will remain here; month of May was the deadliest
month for us out Here. Totally we lost 127 men and I have been shot,
wounded and survived two suicidal bomb attacks by the special grace of God.

This and other reasons I will mention later has prompted me to reach out
for help.I honestly want this matter to be resolved immediately, please
contact me as soon as possible with my private e-mail address which is my
only way of communication (e-mail:sgtrobertthomas1@hotmail.com)

May God bless you and your family

From Sgt. Robert Thomas.

                                          PLEASE REPLY
THROUGH THIS EMAIL:sgt.robert_t@yahoo.es

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