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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: "David Warren" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidwarrenau@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:00:45 -0700
Subject: FW DETAILS...


Hello,

My name is Sgt David Warren American Combat Soldier group of 50,000, 00 combatants, left behind in Iraq for advisory and assistance to Iraq Forces after the Handing over to Iraq Peace Keeping Force but now have moved to Afghanistan. During my services, I was able to secure Twenty Million Dollar($20million U.S Dollars) with the help of a British contact working then in Iraq and his office enjoy some immunity, he help me to export the funds out and lodge in his HSBC account in UK & commission was paid to him.

I need your help to execute this funds and invest it in your country because I don't have any intention investment in England due to the taxation system.

The British contact is ready to issues authorization for withdraw of this funds by credit card payment system.

I will be offering you 25% of the face value after this funds is received by you.

Please kindly keep this transaction Confidential because I am still serving in the Military camp in Afghanistan -Kabul.

Waiting your response if you can assist to execute this funds caused this risk free.

Respectfully,
Sgt David Warren

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