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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 DANIEL VAN ESS <sgtdaniel090@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 01:29:30 -0600
Subject: HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY



--
HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY? HOPE ALL IS WELL.
MY NAME IS (SGT 1ST CLASS) DANIEL VAN ESS; I AM AN AMERICAN SOLDIER,
SERVING IN THE MILITARY WITH THE ARMY'S 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION. WITH A
VERY DESPERATE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE, I HAVE SUMMED UP COURAGE TO CONTACT
YOU.

I FOUND YOUR CONTACT PARTICULARS IN AN ADDRESS JOURNAL. I AM SEEKING
YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THE SUM OF ($16 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS)
SIXTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO YOU IN UNITED STATES, AS FAR AS
I CAN BE ASSURED THAT MY SHARE WILL BE SAFE IN YOUR CARE UNTIL I
COMPLETE MY SERVICE HERE IN AFGHANISTAN. THE $16 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS IS
IN FOUR TRUNK BOXES ALL $100 DOLLARS BILLS.

SOURCE OF MONEY:-
IN 2003 SOME MONEY IN VARIOUS CURRENCIES WERE DISCOVERED IN BARRELS AT
A FARM HOUSE NEAR ONE OF SADDAM'S OLD PALACES IN TIKRIT-IRAQ DURING ONE
OF OUR RESCUE OPERATION, AND IT WAS AGREED BY STAFF SGT KENNETH BUFF
AND I THAT SOME PART OF THIS MONEY BE SHARED AMONG BOTH OF US BEFORE
INFORMING ANYBODY ABOUT IT SINCE BOTH OF US SAW THE MONEY FIRST. THIS
WAS QUITE AN ILLEGAL THING TO DO, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT? NO COMPENSATION
CAN MAKE UP FOR THE RISK WE HAVE TAKEN WITH OUR LIVES IN THIS HELL HOLE.
OF WHICH MY BROTHER IN-LAW WAS KILLED BY A ROAD SIDE BOMB LAST WEEK.

THE ABOVE FIGURE WAS GIVEN TO ME AS MY SHARE, AND TO CONCEAL THIS KIND
OF MONEY BECAME A PROBLEM FOR ME, SO WITH THE HELP OF A BRITHISH
CONTACT WORKING HERE AND HIS OFFICE ENJOY SOME IMMUNITY, I WAS ABLE TO
GET THE PACKAGE OUT TO A SAFE LOCATION ENTIRELY OUT OF TROUBLE SPOT. HE
DOES NOT KNOW THE REAL CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE, AND BELIEVES THAT IT
BELONGS TO A BRITHISH/AMERICAN MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO DIED IN A RAID HERE
IN IRAQ, AND BEFORE GIVING UP, TRUSTED ME TO HAND OVER THE PACKAGE TO
HIS FAMILY IN UNITED STATES. I HAVE NOW FOUND A VERY SECURED WAY OF
GETTING THE PACKAGE OUT OF IRAQ TO YOU IN UNITED STATES FOR YOU TO PICK
UP, AND I WILL DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU WHEN I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE WILLING
TO ASSIST ME, AND I BELIEVE THAT MY OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY WILL BE WELL
SECURED IN YOUR HAND BECAUSE I BELIEVE YOU HAVE FEAR OF GOD. YOU CAN
READ ABOUT THIS MONEY ON THIS WEB LINK BELOW:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/20/1050777165192.html


I WILL GIVE YOU 50%($8 MILLION) OF THIS MONEY FOR THE
ASSISTANCE YOU WILL GIVE TO ME AND 50% FOR ME. ONE PASSIONATE APPEAL I
WILL MAKE TO YOU IS NOT TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH ANYBODY, SHOULD YOU
HAVE REASONS TO REJECT THIS OFFER, PLEASE AND PLEASE DESTROY THIS
MESSAGE AS ANY LEAKAGE OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE TOO BAD FOR US
SOLDIER'S HERE IN AFGANISTAN. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG WE WILL REMAIN
HERE, AND I HAVE BEEN SHOT, WOUNDED AND SURVIVED TWO SUICIDE BOMB
ATTACKS BY THE SPECIAL GRACE OF GOD, THIS AND OTHER REASONS I WILL
MENTION LATER HAS PROMPTED ME TO REACH OUT FOR HELP, I HONESTLY WANT
THIS MATTER TO BE RESOLVED
IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH MY PRIVATE
EMAIL. ATTACHED IS THE PICTURES WE TOOK WITH THE MONEY IN LATE PRESIDENT
SADDAM HUSSEIN PALACE IN IRAQ.

PLEASE USE THE BELOW EMAIL TO CONTACT ME WHICH IS MY ONLY WAY OF
COMMUNICATION HERE IN AFGANISTAN. THE PROCESS TO BRING THIS MONEY FROM
IRAQ TO YOU IN UNITED STATES/CANADA WILL ONLY TAKE 4 DAYS. WE MOVED OUT
OF IRAQ IN 2011 AND I AM CURRENTLY SERVING IN PARWAN PROVINCE –
AFGANISTAN

LATE PRESIDENT SADDAM HIDE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ALL OVER IRAQ AND MOST
OF THIS MONEY WAS RECOVERED BY U.S.SOLDIER’S. SOME OF THIS MONEY WAS
RETURN TO THE IRAQ PEOPLE AND SOME OF THE MONEY WAS KEPT BY
U.S.SOLDIER’S AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
sgtdaniel090@gmail.com


GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

SGT DANIEL VAN ESS

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