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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. Paul Landrum" <web21@org891.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <paclandrum@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:54:17 +0530
Subject: RE: BENEFIT FOR BOTH OF US..


Dear Friend, I am Sgt. Paul Landrum, A US Army serving in the 3rd Infantry =
Division in Afghanistan responding to treatment in a hospital I want you to=
read this mail carefully and understand it. me and my fellow Soldier found=
over $900 million in Saddam Hussein's hideout in Baghdad, we sent some bac=
k to the Iraq government after counting it in a classified location, but we=
also kept some behind for ourselves. Some of the money we shared among our=
selves worth over $200 million, I kept my own share for a while in a secure=
d place. I need someone to help me receive it, since i have found a secured=
way of getting the package out of Iraq for you to pick up through the help=
of a Red Cross Society or pilots that enjoy some immunities with us while =
in Iraq. I do not know for how long I will remain here as I have been lucky=
to survive 3 suicide bomb attacks by Afghanistan Militant until I got hit =
with a bomb blast that led to my amputation of my left leg; i know this was=
Pure Divine intervention from God that i did not lost my life. I need some=
one I can trust, since I have already lost a box of gold to someone that sa=
id he will help me, I won't like to make the same mistake. The total amount=
of money is $10,000.000.00 USD (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United S=
tates Dollars,this money I am ready to entrust it in your care till I am ab=
le to meet with you in your country for subsequent sharing and investment p=
rojects. View the below link to verify/confirm my statement. http://news.bb=
c.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm If you can handle this deal let me kno=
w immediately, you will receive 20% of the money, all you need to do is to =
find a safe place where you can keep the box till i leave Afghanistan.I sha=
ll update on how you will receive the money after hearing from you. Regards=
, Sgt. Paul Landrum

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