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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: james rowland <jamesrowland67@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:41:55 +0000
Subject: VERY AUGENT


however i must apologize for sending via mial. , i really want to establish a true relationship that may lead into a business partner or something else.
It is my pleasure meeting you, I hope all is well with you and how are you enjoying your day?

My name is sgt james holmes, from united States, canada los Thank you for
making out time to write to me again, the content of
your letter are well understood, i do not want you to see this
business as some thing that will bring problem to you, but i want you
to trust and believe me when i say that there is nothing to worry
about in this deal. Honestly i have made every necessary arrangement
that will lead to safe delivery of the cash box to you without any
problem.

Am a man that does things in accordance to the directives of my
spirit. I chose you to be my partner and also help me in receiving
this cash box because my spirit told me that you are the rightful
person for me and i know you will not disappoint me.

As a military officer on assignment, am not permitted to send package
down to any of my friends or relatives since am still in the military
camp outside Nigeria, if i eventually send out anything to the Nigeria it
will be suspicious and i will be queried for the action, so i chose
you because i know you are the ideal person for this deal as
foreigner.

Please put away fear or doubt and make up your mind to help me in this
matter, i promise you you will not regret been part of this matter, i
do not know what else i can say to convince you and make you to
believe me, but i pray that God will give you the grace to make up
your mind

One more thing, i want to let you know that there is no complication
in this matter, if you follow my instruction, every thing will go
smooth and sound in the process of receiving the cash box, Please try
and keep this matter between you and i, because if we should agree on
one thing with our heart with seriousness then we must surely achieve
success at the end

Please i want to remind you once again that every arrangement towards
this project is sealed and trusted between both of us and on no
account should you let the '''(ROYAL COURIER SERVICES Ltd)''''
to know the content of the box.

Remember that the consignment was registered as diplomatic package to
the security company and that is what they believe to be in the box,
so you should not let them know that the content of the box is money.

Please i will like you to send your contact details to me so that i
can forward it to the security company to enable them proceed to your
country for the final delivery of the cash box to your door step
Send your below information to me urgently;

Your full names:...........
Your address:..............
Post code:.................
City:......................
Country:...................
Telephone number:.........
Profession:................

Once am through here with my official assignment i will come over to
meet you one on one in your country and after that we shall decide on
how to carry on with our life, but for now please i will appreciate us
to be more focus on this issue of receiving the cash box and the safe
keeping of it on my behalf till i come over to you, then i will handle
the depositing of the money in the bank by myself.

my regards,
Sgt james holmes


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