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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Micheal Owen <juam@domkan.2fh.co>
Reply-To: <juahamkham@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 02:35:16 +0700
Subject: Thank you for your email

Hello ,


Thank you for your email.This letter might come as a surprise to you especially since we have never met or discuss before.
Basically, the message might sound strange but it is factual in reality if only you care to know. The truth is that I should have notified you first through a more confidential means, (even if it's at least to respect your integrity) please accept my humble apologies if I had caught you unawares, I frankly do not mean any harm in passing my message.

I am interested to invest in your Country but I contacted you primarily in confidence hoping that you can be a trustworthy person and would also be helpful in a matter like this.

I am Valeriy Mazepa a former Commander during the United States war in Iraq. Now that the United States has ended its mission in Iraq, I am presently in Syria for further assignments but will soon be deployed to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC)

During my 6 years stay here in Iraq I was able to make the sum of $19.6million. This money came from Oil deals which I got involved in. I cannot move this money to the United States because I will be in your country for about 5 years. Secondly, I am an uniformed person and I cannot be parading such an amount so I need to present someone as the beneficiary. I am an American and an intelligence officer for that I have a 100% authentic means of transferring the money through diplomatic courier service .I just need your acceptance and all is done.


The only way to be safe with this money is to invest it there in your country considering the fact that I will be there for some time. So I need someone I could deal with. If you accept, I will move the money to you where you will be the beneficiary. For your assistance you will take 20% of the total fund and 80% will be for me, from there I will invest the remaining. Before I left Iraq for Afghanistan, I sealed and deposited the consignment at the Red Cross office in Baghdad with an agreement that I will furnish them with details of my partner and recipient of the consignment.


If we agree to work together, I shall make out time to go to Baghdad to conclude the consignment shipment formalities and introduce you to them as my partner and recipient of the consignment. Where we are now, we can only communicate through our military communication facilities which are secured. Please send me your personal mobile number so I can call you for further inquiries when I am out of our military network. I shall give you more details when I receive your reply
Email jamiuuyt@gmail.com

Best regards

Mr. Valeriy Mazepa

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