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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: Capt George Nelson <smukhi1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <capt.georgenelson@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 16:07:17 +0000
Subject: Re: Final Update


Dear Friend,

Sorry for my late response, it’s due to the nature of my Job here in Iraq .I received the mail you sent but I couldn't reply back because my troops were camping at the road to the Turkmenistan border, Iraq that makes it difficult for me to check my mail. I have finally secured the money USD9,500,000.00 { Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only } as being agreed and have every proof of this transaction only what I need is your assistance as I am ready now to transfer the funds to your personal bank account.

I intend transferring the funds through HSBC Bank here in Iraq for they do International Swift Transfer. I will not transfer the complete $9,500,000.00 at once to your Bank Account, I will be transferring the funds Bit by Bit $100,000 per each transfer for security reasons.

I will inform you on what to do when i finally transferred the money into your Bank Account. I will scan and send the Bank transfer payment slip as soon as the funds is been transferred directly to your personal Bank account.

All i need from you is trust and sincerity, don’t betray me. You are therefore required to re-confirm your bank account details as below:

* Full Name
* Bank Name
* Bank Account Number
* Name of the Bank Account Holder
* Routine No or Swift Code {If any}
* Personal Mobile Number Please do not disclose this transaction to anybody as to protect my duty.

I will attach my picture and that of the Money for your confirmation and documentation. Remember, your share still remains the same 30% out of the total $9,500,000.00 {Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only}

Best Regards Capt.
George Nelson US Army Peacekeeping,Camp Al-Tadamun [Adhamiyah/Baghdad]

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