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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: "Gaurav Dalpatbai" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gauravmdal@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 12:57:14 +0530
Subject: Transguard Group Security TGS

New Page 2

My Dear, Howa are you today
My humble plea for a deal with you, there is this current Minister of Construction and Housing in Iraq, Mr Mohamad Saheb Al Daraji...he has moved some funds into Dubai last year December 2012 about $20m in a 2 Sealed Cash Consignment through the Security Firm i work for which is owned by the Emirates Group, the Owners of Emirates Airline here in Dubai, the firm is called (Transguard Group Security TGS) EMIRATES GROUP SECURITY www.transguardgroup.com

We helped him move the Consealed Cash Consignments from Iraq to Dubai through our Cargo Freight arrangements and funds have been in the TGS Security Vault here in a 1 year Cash Storage Facility CSF-Contract been part of our licensed Cash Management Services.

I have been In-charge of this CSF-Contract as the Chief Head of Cash Storage Facility CSF and i have decided to Relinquish my job with TGS and therefore made arrangements to move one of the consignments out from the Vault but i need a foreign partner who i can work with to achieve this as i have to Front/Portray you as the authorized recipient of the consignment, this has been my job descriptions for the past 5 years working with TGS so i know all the nooks and crannies to handle this 100% without any complications and we have an independent highly placed Legal Consultant here who handles paper works for all the High Net-worth individuals we handle their Cash Management Services with discrete bank deposits and remittances.

so feel free to work with me on this as i solicit your confidential partnering on this deal. Upon your response through my email: gauravmd@consultant.com , i shall intimate you on the procedure but your acceptance is paramount to me.
Regards
Gaurav Memon Dalpatbai (Chief Head, Cash Storage Facility CSF)

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