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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: vivian willams <willamsvivian320@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: vivian willams <officememo2013@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:28:58 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP !!!


Greeting to you and Happy New Year !!!
     I am a United States of America Nurse (American Red Cross) stationed here in Syria-Iraq boarder on Health Conditions of American and other World powers Soldiers,Great Britain, France, Australia,Germany and others. Based on the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan/Iraq come this year after US-Afghan bilateral security agreement sign by President Hamid Karzai & President Barack Obama I have been deployed to come and work in your State for medical aids to Orphanages homes, Refugees camps and other humanitarian missionary work.
     On the other hand I want to inform you that I have in my possession the sum of (US$45.5 million US D) to deliver to you for good investment the Fund Which late American Army General got from crude oil deal in Iraq last two years , Late Major General Harold J. Greene the highest-ranked American officer killed in combat in the nation's post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the highest-ranked officer killed in combat since 1970 in the Vietnam War who die August 5, 2014 An engineer by training, Greene was on his first deployment to a war zone and was involved in preparing Afghan forces for the time when U.S.-coalition troops will leave at the end of this year. He was the deputy commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan. 
The Late General Major General Harold J. Greene through my help i deposited this money to Security Company  since last two years informing them that we are making contact for the real owner of the money. And It is under my power to approve whoever that comes forth for this fund because late General Greene is dead May he rest in perfect peace Amen and i am also in possession with the deposited slip of the CONSIGNMENT. 
     I want to invest the money in your country as soon as I am deployed into your country for a lucrative business, anyway you will advice me on that since I am not a business person. so I need someone I could trust. If you accept to work with me on this project, I will the security company re-direct the CONSIGNMENT to you as the legal beneficiary.
     I am a American Red Cross a Nurse by Professional guided by Soldiers and I cannot be parading such an amount, so I need to present someone to stand as the recipient. I am an American and an working with intelligence officers and for that so I have a 100% authentic means of transferring the money through Diplomatic means of cash delivery in your country I just need your acceptance and all is done.I will appreciate you confidentiality and honesty on this transaction. I want to assure you that this CONSIGNMENT will deliver in your country within 7 working days.
     Please if you are interested in this transaction I will give to you the complete details that you need for us to carry out this transaction successfully, i decided to find someone that is for real and not imaginary and that is why I went to a secured web site, where I can be sure that the person is real. I believe I can trust you. Where we are now we can only communicate through our military communication facilities which is secured so nobody can monitor our emails, then I can explain in details to you will only reach you through email, because our calls might be monitored but have to be sure whom I am dealing with.
     If you are interested please send me your personal mobile number so I can call you for further Inquiry when I am out of our military network am writing from a fresh email account so if you are not interested do not reply to this email and please delete this message, if not response after 3 days I will then search for someone else. I wait for your contact details so we can go on. I will give to you 20% of the sum and 80% is for my investment which the method and agreement of the investment will discuses when i hear from you after you receive the CONSIGNMENT in your State.I hope I am been fair on this deal.
  
Get back to me with your full informationYour Full Name:Your Full Delivery Address:Your Private telephone number and any of your identity:

     Regards,Vivian WilliamsUS Military BaseAfghanistan/Syria-Iraq
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