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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: "Brian D. Kent" <briankent117@gmail.com>
Reply-To: briankent@usa.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 06:47:46 -0400
Subject: Urgent response needed

Hello My Good Friend,

I am Colonel Brian D. Kent, an officer of the U.S Army. I just moved to
Syria from Iraq as one of the last batch that was relocated, during my
services in Iraq I was able to secure Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollar (US$9.5 million) which is my own share of the money we shared among
ourselves that belong to Saddem Hussein and his family. I have carefully
arranged the said fund in a military consignment trunk box; I have also
made arrangement on how to deliver this consignment box to a finance house
in South Africa.

I want to hand over this funds to a trust worthy Person that can help me
claim and keep fund safe until am back from the camp at the ending of this
year for joint business and investment, can you be trusted? Kindly send me
your name, and your business involvements for easy communication. You will
find the story of this money on the web address below, after we have
submitted the remaining part
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2967029.stm

Please kindly keep this transaction Confidential because I am still
serving in the Military camp here in SYRIA, because of the situation in
the camp we are not allowed to communicate on phone, but once I receive
your reply, I will link you up with the security company where the money
will be lodged.

COL. Brian D. Kent
US Rescue Team,SYRIA

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