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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: Kate Carr Lee." <katecarrlee@us.army.com>
Reply-To: carrlee.kate@yahoo.pt
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:49:28 +0100
Subject: Good day


I know you will be surprised to read my email.Am an american citizen, apart=
from being surprise you may be skeptical to reply me because based on what=
is happening on the internet world, one has to be very careful because a l=
ot of scammers are out there to scam innocent citizens and this has made it=
very difficult for people to believe anything that comes through the inter=
net but this is a different case.lf you are willing to show me your honesty=
and trust, I think I will be able to trust and work with you. I am an Amer=
ican and you should be rest assured that I cannot be involved in scam My na=
me is Capt. Carr Kate Lee, a member of the U.S. ARMY medical team, Just dep=
loyed to Iraq Because of the ISIS Problem. I just discover two trunk of con=
signment boxes containing America $100 i know you must have been reading ma=
il like this on the internet but i want you to understand that ,out of 100 =
one can be true. I have deposited two consignment boxes with a security com=
pany in Iraq. Am looking for a trust worthy individual who will assist me r=
eceived the fund before i come over and join him as soon as the fund get in=
to your hands. Please, I want this to be between me and you Since I am stil=
l in the army.To Prove my sincerity, you are not sending me any money. Beca=
use most of this scam is about sending money. Though, I would like to hold =
back some information's for security reasons for now until you have found t=
ime to visit the website stated below to enable you have an insight into wh=
at I intend sharing with you, believing that it would be of your desired in=
terest one-way or the other. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_military_interventi=
on_against_ISIS www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/iraq-options www.cnn.com/2014/=
08/20/world/meast/iraq-crisis/ Also, could you get back to me having visite=
d the above website to enable us discuss in a more clarifying manner to the=
best of your understanding. I must say that I'm very uncomfortable sending=
this message to you without knowing truly if you would misconstrue the imp=
ortance and decides to go public. In this regards, I will not hold back to =
say that the essence of this message is strictly for mutual benefit between=
you and I and nothing more. I will be vivid and coherent in my next messag=
e in this regards, meanwhile, could you send me an email confirming that yo=
u have visited the site and that you have understood my intentions? I would=
like you to get back to me with with the following information's; 1. Full =
Name 2. Address 3.Occupation 4.Age 5. Your Telephone Number As soon as i re=
ceived these information i will get back to you. I will await your reply vi=
a my email. Thanks, Best Regards Capt. Carr Kate Lee=20

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