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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: "CAPT. WENDY SCHARTZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wendyswartz101@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:22:33 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS

Greetings
 
 
I know you will be surprised to read my email. Am an American citizen,apart from being surprised, you may be skeptical to reply me because of based on what is happening on the internet all over in the world,one has to be very careful. because a lot 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 internet 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 American and you should be rest assured that I cannot be Involved in scam.
 
 
My name is Capt. Wendy Schwartz, a member of the US ARMY medical team, who was deployed to Iraq Because of the ISIS Problem.
 
 
To prove my sincerity, you are not sending me any money, because most of these scams are all about sending money. Though, I would like to hold back some information's for security reasons for now until you have found time to visit the website stipulated below to enable you have an insight into what I intend sharing with you, believing that it would be of your desired interest one-way or the other.
 
 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_military_intervention_against_ISIS
www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/iraq-options
www.cnn.com/2014/08/20/world/meast/iraq-crisis/
 
 
I will be vivid and will be coherent in my next message to you, meanwhile, could you send me an email confirming that you have visited the site and that you have understood my intentions?.
 
 
As soon as i hear from you i will give you more details about the deal.
 
 
Regards,
Capt. Wendy Schwartz.

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