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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 Edward H Dustin <jason.kane2020@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edwardhdustin09@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:36:54 +0100
Subject:

Hi Dear

I am Sgt. Edward H Dustin Jr , An American Soldier Presently serving In
Kabul Afghanistan. I will appreciate your urgent and kind response to my
message, I will really love to be your friend and partner in future for a
business gesture.

It will be my great honor to introduce you to this business deal which I
hope will yield good profit and benefit to us in future. I have $5.5
Million U.S. dollars.

I need a good partner someone I can entrust, the reason why I needed your
partnership is because we the United States of America Soldiers in active
service are not allowed to transact or do any business while on duty , but
I secretly transact some oil business deal with about 5 top Afghanistan
Official ,Handling petroleum issue, who pleaded with me to be helping them
in writing oil business proposal letters to their business partners in
Russia and China, the business ended after 8 months ,which they realised
about $200,000.000 Millions plus and I was offered $5.5 million U.S dollars
as my own share of assisting them after the transaction.

The money is packed, sealed, locked and secured inside an electronic save
box used by banks for security reason while depositing it with the
Diplomatic Office In Afghanistan ,it was registered as family valuable
belonging to a deceased medical doctor that died in a raid that happen here
on our camp . No one can open the box without the key code.

I could not engage in a Bank Transaction due to the amount involved and the
source of the fund since I am still in active service. I need to apply a
high degree of safety to secure myself and my partner, this is so far the
easiest and safest way to avoid international money monitory organizations
from knowing about the transfer. Your own part of this deal is to help me
receive and secure my own share of the money ,while you cam start utilizing
your own share also .

I am offering you 30% of the total fund while 70% for joint investment with
you, note that this transaction is 100% risk free, I look forward to your
reply and co-operation, and I thank you in advance as I anticipate your
co-operation.

Thanks
Sgt Edward H .Dustin Jr

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