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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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Fraud email example:

From: jonescouch15@godmail.dk
Reply-To: capt_jonescouch@aol.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 01:41:35 +0200
Subject: From Capt.Jones A Couch/ READ CAREFULLY



>From Capt.Jones A Couch/ READ CAREFULLY




Please Reply me to my private Email Address( capt_jonescouch@aol.com )
for more urgent Details.

Hello

My name is Capt.Jones Couch, I am an American soldier in peace
keeping force in Iraq, I am serving in the military of the 1st Armored
Division in Iraq, as you know insurgents everyday and car bombs are
attacking us in Iraq, I got your information through my internet
seaching,after going through your profiles and I told my Colleague
that I have find some body that we will trust the money,therefore we
seriously need you to assist us.

I have serious deal to discuss with you,I and my Colleague managed to
move the funds belonging to Saddam Hussein's family to one of the
GLOBAL FINANCE SECURITY HOUSE in Accra Ghana .The total amount inside
the Three Boxes was US$65.6 Million dollars in cash. We have managed
to move the money to GLOBAL FINANCE SECURITY HOUSE through Diplomatic
Services,if you accepted to assist us,I will give you the contact of
the GLOBAL FINANCE SECURITY HOUSE Accra Ghana so that you contact the
Director as our foreign Business partner, also give you the Lawyer
contact that will assist in geting Visa for you, you will tell the
Lawyer that you want to come to Accra Ghana concerning the 3 Boxes in
the GLOBAL FINANCE SECURITY HOUSE Accra Ghana.

As soon as the Boxes are release to you, you can also move the Boxes
to your country through the same Diplomatic services or you can use
the same Finance House to transfer all the money to your Bank Account
in your country,then you take your own share and keep our own share
for us in the Bank until when we will come over to meet you in
person.I and my Colleague will take 60%,while You take 40% from the
total Sum, secondly 5% of the total money for your traveling Expenses
and ETC. No strings attached, just help us with all your open heart to
receive the money and lodge the money in your Bank Account,if you
agreed to handle this transaction with us,I repeat again I will give
you the contact information of the GLOBAL FINANCE SECURITY HOUSE IN
Accra Ghana, because Iraq is a war zone.We thank God we suceeded on
using diplomatic courier and shipping the three Boxes of money out in
three largesilver boxes, using diplomatic immunity.

If you are interested I will send you the full details, my job is to
find a good partner who is trustworthy and God fearing person,that we
can trust and also will assist us with honest.can I trust you? When
you receive this message?, kindly send me an e-mail signifying your
interest including your most confidential in this transaction, sorry
we can not communicate through telephone because we always move in
group here,I think the Best way is through Email only.

We don't want anybody to hear about this deal for security reasons,
please keep this transaction top confidential for your self only, if
this Deal interest you send this information to me, I repeat again you
must keep this transaction top confidential for your self only.

(1) Your full name

(2) Your full Address.

(3) Your Occupation.

(4) Date of your birth

(5) Your first and send page of your international
passport
Please Reply me to my private Email Address capt_jonescouch@aol.com
for more urgent Details.

I want you to undertand that this Deal is risk free.

I wait for your urgent response

Yours Respectfully,

Capt.Jones A Couch









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