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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: Capt Alberto Lanciolli <captalbertolanciolli@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:17:01 -0600
Subject: Greetings dear Sir/Madam



--
Greetings dear Sir/Madam

I am soliciting for your confidential cooperation. My name is Captain
Alberto Lanciolli, 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 Mailing Address:
Your Air-Port:
Your phone number:
Source of Identification:

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 Lanciolli

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