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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: "Captain Michael Terry" <publicty0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adimnoffice@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 12:58:47 -0500
Subject: Good Day to you




Greetings! Sir/Madam,

I want to trust you with this confidential proposal. Before I continue,
let me introduce myself to you, I am Captain Michael Terry the Captain of
the Special N.A.T.O coalition force with the United Nation troops in
Afghanistan, on war against terrorism. I was working with General Stanley
McChrystal, the former commander of U.S and NATO forces in Afghanistan
before he was replaced last June by another General David Petraeus. I am
serving currently in a Taliban territory; a remote Village in Bamyan
province to the bustling capital Kabul (CBC's Doc Zone).

Because of series of killing of United States troops in Afghanistan
especially the shot down of US helicopter that killed 30 American soldiers
on the 5th of August 2011 and the five American soldiers who were killed
by a bomb in Afghanistan on Thursday. After this series of killing I and
my colleague decided to share the money we recovered on our raids on
terrorist's camp in Afghanistan. I have now in my possession the sum of
($7.5 USD) Seven million five hundred thousand US Dollars ).

I have carefully packaged the money in a box, I have made contact with a
diplomat who is working with the UNICEF office here in Kabul. He has
assisted me to move the consignment out of the trouble area down to Turkey
Istanbul in their office which would be the only safer place to keep the
box, I have already told him that the luggage belongs to one of our
soldier that died during the attack but before giving up he told me to
make sure the luggage get to his family successfully,for safe keep and to
make contacts for its proper use.

So I need someone I can work with on trust and that is why I contacted
you. if you accept I will put you forward as the beneficiary/owner of the
box as the next of kin and i shall forward you the diplomatic courier
company information for you to contact them for claims. I have 100%
assurance that you will surely receive the box without any hitch through
MADEX CARGO SHIPMENT,I have a certified document for this transaction.

Once I confirm your interest to my proposal, and your positive reply I
will instruct the diplomatic company that you are the beneficiary then
they can move the consignment to your designated address in your country.
I am willing to give you 30% of the total sum when the money is delivered
to you. I wait for your response so we can proceed immediately. In less
than 7days the money should be in your safe custody.

The only telephone access we have here is my Direct Satellite Security
Direct number therefore all communication will be phone/via email till we
finish our assignment. Please keep it to your self even if you are not
interested, thank God for President Barrack Obama whose keen interest is
to call us back home soon.

Pls reply to my email address at once: Email: adimnoffice@gmail.com

Regards

Captain Michael Terry,
Direct Satellite +16184946335
Email: adimnoffice@gmail.com

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