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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: "Leut.Clement Bale" <lt.clembale@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lt.clementbale@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 19:47:44 +0100
Subject: Message from Lt.Clement Bale.

Dear Friend,

Can you give me a moment of your time because I have a mutual business
proposal that I want to introduce to you. My name is Lieutenant Clement
Bale, presently I'm on military assignment in Iraq. On Friday the 13th of
February , my platoon and I intercepted a radical ISIS courier transporting
artifacts stolen with a huge sum of cash money amounting to US$9,250.000.00
believed to have been stolen or exchange for a hostage.

For Security reasons both the funds and the Aritifact was transported out
of Iraq with a diplomatic transport coverage to Europe where it is now been
deposited in a private security company.

Time is very crucial, that is why I am contacting you, because I want you
to be the receiver of the consignments. The boxes have to be moved out of
the security company and used immediately for the purchase of properties or
invest into a profitable business or to the shared amoung all involved in
this operation.

Please, I know that this might come to you as a big surprise but I want you
to know that I am only doing this because there is no use handing over the
treasures to the Local Government here, if I do the funds will also be
stolen for the private use of the officials here, I have worked here for
years now and I know that the officials are very corrupt and the funds will
not be used for the purpose or for the benefit of the citizens. That is why
myself and my platoon have decided to keep this funds to help our families
back home and also those that we know have lost their loved once here.

I appreciate your understanding and cooperation and I will ask you to keep
this operation confidential from any one not related to this operation.

Thanks for your understanding and I await your answer regarding my
proposal.You would also have to provide your full name,address,copy of your
id,as you may understand,I cannot call you on telephone or receive any
phone call from you because of tight and risky situation here,would not
take the risk of anyone hearing our conversations,all communication has to
be by email for security reasons.

Lieutenant Clement Bale.

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