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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 Ghouse Majed <os6@ten.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <sgtmajed@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:40:16 +0530
Subject: Dear Friend!


Dear Friend , I sincerely apologize for intruding into your privacy, especi=
ally by contacting you through this means for a business transaction of thi=
s magnitude. I contacted you via Email because I want this message you rece=
ive to be confidential and official. For this reasons, I want our communica=
tion to be basically through email for now. I am Sgt Ghouse Majed , A US Ar=
my who work with the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq and Afghanistan, i want =
you to read this mail carefully and understand it . In 2003, my men and I f=
ound over $900 million in Saddam Husein's hideout in Baghdad, we sent some =
back to the Iraq government after counting it in a satisfied location, we a=
lso kept some behind for ourselves. Some of the money we shared among ourse=
lves worth over $100 million United States Dollars ,I deposited my own shar=
e of the money at the Reserve Bank Of India {RBI}. I need someone whom i ca=
n trust to help me receive and secure my own share, since i have found a se=
cured way of getting the funds out of the Reserve bank of India. I do not k=
now for how long I will remain here in the hospital as I have been lucky to=
survive 3 suicide bomb attacks by Afghanistan Taliban Militants, i know th=
is was Pure Divine intervention from God for me to be alive till this momen=
t. The total amount of money is $10,000.000.00 (Ten Million United States D=
ollars ), i am ready to entrust it in your care till i complete my treatmen=
t and meet with you for subsequent sharing and investment projects in your =
Country. I want to invest my own share of this fund in any profitable busin=
ess ,that can yield us good interest within the shortest time and period th=
ere in your Country . If you can handle this deal, please let me know immed=
iately, you will receive 30% of the total money as your own share of the mo=
ney . This transaction will not take more than 4 working days ,if you are s=
incere and co-operative with me ,Reply back with the following details so w=
e can proceed : 1 - Your direct telephone/Mobile fax numbers: 2 - Your full=
names and address: 3=96 Your Age: 4- Your Occupation: 5- Nationality : Tha=
nks And God Bless . Regards, Sgt Ghouse Majed

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