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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: "IVAN TODD" <info@lee.org>
Reply-To: col_ivantodd@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:53:02 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend How are you ? Please carefully read this letter


Dear Friend,

How are you doing ? Please carefully read my mail. Am Ivan Todd , 45 year=
s old , from Austin Texas, United States of America but I lived in the Mili=
tary Cantonment in Houston Texas , I completed my training program and phys=
ical education course at Fort bliss command Virginia US. Am 2nd lieutenant =
and Protocol officer. Am well trained combat and infantry. I had a tough ch=
ildhood. I lost my parents when I was very little, and am the only son and =
only child. I never knew my real parents or any relation because my Parents=
nationalized in USA . I was adopted by Mr Eugene T Scott , and his wife R=
ose , may their soul rest in peace amen .They are also dead.

Am on Peace keeping force deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan from Iraq. Can you=
be trusted? =

If you are current,you might hear the world braking news in Iraq some time =
ego,about the USA ARMY stormed a place and make this discovery which was ha=
nded over to the USA heads,till today no body gave account of it and some s=
oldier that hid some money was discovered.

You can read more about it here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/worl=
d/us-soldiers-find-cache-of-cash-in-baghdad/article1013926/

Read More : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2967029.stm

I have to attach my Pictures to proof what am about to tell you, please kee=
p every secrete . Last time we went for inspection in terrorist hid out,we =
discover bags fill with US DOLLARS and other currency,me and my group retur=
ned it back to the base camp,our heads,told us that they will report it to =
the proper office for investigation and up to date we did not hear any thin=
g about the money again,and i feel they must have shared it among them selv=
es,so after the next day i went to take records of other items in the truck=
s discovered from the terrorist hid out,i notice their was another bag righ=
t inside they Truck tanker side,i said glory be to God,i took the bag, and =
hid it in a save place,after some couple of days, i decided to count the mo=
ney in my room it was huge amount $ 12.6 Million US Dollars, i smiled.

If you will assure me, honesty,sincerity , i will make plans how to move it=
out from Afghanistan to your address as a Military family valuable , which=
i will obtain (M.N.I.F.V.T) Military Non Inspection Family Valuable Tag w=
ith UN Tag and tag on the box for delivery to avoid any body to open it,as =
far as it have the UN Tag and Military Non Inspection Family Valuable Tag.=
When it get to your address. You will take $ 5 Million US Dollars and keep=
$ 7.6 Million US Dollars till i pull out from the camp.

If you are interested and assure me your Sincerity,send your details to ver=
ify you and give you more details how we can proceed.

I need:

Your Full Name:
Residential Address:
Occupation.
Scan Copy of any Government Issued ID .
Mobile Number:
Nearest Airport:

I await for your immediate reply to enable us proceed.

Forward all reply to my Private email address: =


col_ivantodd@hotmail.com =


Respectfully,
col.Ivan Todd.

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