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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: " MAJOR ALIC MORGAN" <sgtn@servicesolution.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <morganalice807@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 02:44:47 +0530
Subject: CAN YOU BE TRUSTED?


Hello I pray that the content of this mail is not misconstrued,please don't=
get tempted to overlook and discard this mail of contacting you through th=
is medium due to the invasion of the internet world by dishonest people who=
are nothing but scammers.But this is a different case as it is the quickes=
t and secure mode of communication under the circumstance I found myself at=
the moment.However I am wary and cautious while sending this message to yo=
u until I an convinced you quite understand its importance and I am therefo=
re holding back specifics for security reasons until you revert with a conf=
irmation of a visit/view of the news websites which gives historical backgr=
ound and insight as well as the source of funds in question which has been =
of public knowledge http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/184530.html (PRESS TV) h=
ttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/25/60II/main690763.shtml (CBS NEWS) U=
ntil you assure me never to go public with message content all I can say fo=
r now is that I was a Major in the U.S. Army until the recent dis-engagemen=
t from Iraq as a result of the end of the war.It will interest you to know =
I am one of the US army officers who were entrusted with the responsibility=
of counting and moving the seized funds reported in the news stories. I wa=
s one of the five officers questioned by military authorities as also repor=
ted in the above news story.The war has officially ended and I have remaine=
d calm till this right moment that I would like to share my personal involv=
ement that led to my keeping and stashing away some cash,waiting to be move=
d out of Iraq to a trusted fellow for safe-keeping until I come over to mee=
t with you. I want to ship 3 cash-boxes to you but I rather duel more on th=
e important issue of trust, honesty,reliability expected of each us and you=
r capability to handle it at your end without compromising on confidentiali=
ty it deserve instead of the amount to be sent.Simply put,I have no fraudul=
ent intentions but that the essence of this message is strictly for our mut=
ual benefit and nothing more. Surprised to read from someone relatively unk=
nown to you ? Not only surprised but also skeptical ? Not to worry.Just ens=
ure you visit the news links and I do assure you that we both stand to gain=
enormously from the expected collaboration in this uncommon transaction of=
this nature. I will be vivid and very explicit in my next message to clear=
any doubt you may have in your mind but before I do so I will appreciate y=
our doing the following : 1. Confirm that all of the above international ne=
ws links have been visited/viewed. 2. Confirm that you have understood that=
my intention is to send the funds to you for mutual benefit. 3. Give a pro=
mise to let it remain a secret between us. 4. Provide me with your complete=
names,complete address,phone number(s),your age and profession/occupation.=
Once again I plead that you share with this proposal on mutual collaborati=
on with no one.I will send more details on the acceptance of the need for c=
onfidentiality and compliance with the above 1-4 Very Sincerely Major Alice=
Morgan

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