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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: "General John F. Campbell" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 05:46:03 +0800
Subject: Hope To Hear From You Soon

Good morning,


I am surprised not getting a response from the earlier mail I sent to you. I am John Francis Campbell, a General in the US Army and commander of the International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces in Afghanistan.

I am in need of your assistance to move out the sum US$22 Million to your country. This money was found in two boxes during our routine raid here in Afghanistan. My colleague and I decided not to declare these funds to the United States or Afghanistan Government. All we need is a good partner, someone we can trust to receive these funds on our behalf through a Diplomat Channel.

You have nothing to be afraid of, as the money is not illegal and we have a good worked out plans to get the funds to you. The most important thing is: Can we Trust you to receive these funds for us? My colleague and I have agreed to give you 20% of the total sum as your share, while you will keep the remaining 80% for me and my partner in a safe account. Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be held, ours is to send it to you safely.

If you are interested, I want you to reply me with your full name, address and direct phone number and then I will furnish you with more details about this transaction. We urge you to keep this information confidential, even if you are not interested. This will protect our image and help us finalize this transaction successfully.

Reply me at my private email: (john-f-campbell@outlook.com)So that we can talk more on how to proceed.

Waiting to hear from you as soon as possible.

Regards,

General John F. Campbell.
Commander,

International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces, Afghanistan.

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