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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: "Capt. Alberto Lancioli" <imfc.monetaryfund@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <captlanciolii@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 03:03:50 -0800
Subject: Greetings dear Sir,

Greetings dear Sir,

I am soliciting for your confidential cooperation. I am is Captain
Alberto Lancioli, who is presently serving with NATO-led International
Security Assistance Force, stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan, for
advisory, training, assistance, and resolute support mission to
Afghanistan Forces and to extinct all terrorist groups here. I got your
email id via my search on the internet and I contacted you for an urgent
transaction.

I appreciate the fact that we are strangers for now but knowing that
all relationship starts as strangers to friendship when there is trust
and sincerity, please note that trust is very essential in all dealings.

What am about to share with you is a top secret which you are not
expected to tell anyone, for my own sake. I have limited time to be on
the internet due to my present location. I am presently in a remote
village which makes it difficult for me to have access to the Internet
always; my troop found huge amount of money in containers worth Millions
of US dollars. The money had been hidden in a warehouse searched by my
troop. It is believed that the stash cash in containers was left by
fleeing Afghan drug cartel, though my commanding officer did not declare
the funds to the Afghanistan government which we agreed to keep and
share among ourselves, I was able to secure $6.8Million US dollars as my
share which I have with me.

I found it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in this confidential
transaction. I am looking for a trustworthy person I can entrust these
funds to, till I am out of my station here in Kabul, Afghanistan. My
wife would have taken responsibility of this package but I lost her to
cancer about three years ago. I want to have a very peaceful retirement,
maybe get married again. I would reward you with 35% of the funds for
your assistance and confidentiality between us. I have packaged the
funds in a box believing I would leave Kabul this month before I was
chosen by NATO to remain here till February, 2018 to take part in the
NATO training & support mission of Afghan soldiers and intelligence
units. I need you to help me receive the box that contains the funds and
keep it in your custody pending when I will leave Afghanistan.

A United Nations shuttle flight departs from Afghanistan airport once
in a week to the United States of America. So, if you are willing to
help me secure the funds till I am out here, I will make the necessary
arrangements to get the fund box delivered to you through a United
Nations diplomat. You don't have anything to be scared of. I will make
all the necessary arrangement on how the box will be delivered to you.
All I want from you is your maximum cooperation, and assurance that my
own share of the funds will be safe with you.

The diplomat will be leaving Kabul, Afghanistan very soon and he has
diplomatic immunity, so the box will not be subject to rigorous
screening. So, if you agree to help me receive the box, then I will
finalize arrangement with the diplomat and get back to you. I will also
give to him your contact information that you shall be providing me to
enable him contact you immediately on his arrival.

I want you to provide me with your information as listed below;

Your full names:
Your Address:
Your phone number:

CONFIDENTIALITY;
Note that the diplomat will not be aware of the real content of the box
as money for security reason; please you must maintain this status. I
will inform the diplomat that the box contains my personal belongings I
want to get across to you, my friend.

My confidence and trust in you should not be betrayed. So, I would need
your absolute honesty and God shall see us through. Thanks for your
understanding and cooperation in advance; I await your urgent reply with
your information.

Best Regards,
Capt. Alberto Lancioli

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