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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: "Mogana Asa," <mubarakmuda@gmail.com>
Reply-To: moganaasa@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 07:41:38 -0700
Subject: Get back to me

Hello Sir/Madam,

I am Doctor Brew Tracy, I am from Oslo Norway, but I am working with
the United States Military Hospital, under the US-Army, but am
currently with the troop to Afghanistan for a Peace-Keeping
Mission,under the Hospital Emergency Department, to take care of
injured soldiers during war and military operation patrols.

If you have been watching the news recently, you will notice that some
US-Soldiers were attacked by some armed rubbers and criminal about
last 2-weeks ago, though every information regarding the US-Army is
kept secretly, but during the attack, our US-Army troops succeeded in
defeating and killing the criminals, but they terribly injures some of
our soldier, because some soldiers sustained serious injuries from gun
shots. During this attack, the United States Army recovered some huge
valuables from them, like Raw Gold, Diamond, and huge amount of money,
which the amount is kept confidential by the US- Military Government.

During the operation, the soldiers took $7,500,000.00USD { Seven
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars } each secretly,
and they deposited it under the RED CROSS Delivery Company over here
secretly, without reporting the money to the US-Military office.

When the soldiers were rushed to the Military Hospital for emergency
treatment, I was the Doctor on duty, and I offered them the necessary
treatment, but unfortunately, we lost one of the soldiers. But before
the death of the soldier, he leaked the secret of the money to me, and
told me where he deposited his own share of the money which is
$7.5Million USD, but he told me to make sure I keep it very
confidential, so that I will not endanger other soldiers because if
the US-Army finds out, all the soldiers involved will be expelled, and
might be even executed for going against the military laws.

But the soldier before his death told me that he registered it under
the COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY as family treasures, because he put the
money into a DIPLOMATIC TRUNK BOX and locked it, then he told the
delivery company that the BOX contains valuable documents and family
treasures. This is because he want the safety of the fund, as he don't
want the COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY to implicate him, or run away with
the money.

Today, I have written to the Courier Delivery Company, and they have
confirmed that the TRUNK BOX is with them, but they have given me an
ultimatum mandate that if the TRUNK BOX is NOT claimed and delivered
within the next 7-days, that they will report the BOX to the
US-Military Headquarters, so that they will open it and know the
contents.

According to the COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY, they stated that the
soldier paid for the delivery charges when he deposited the BOX, and
all they need is the information of the recipient, so that they will
quickly commence the delivery of the TRUNK BOX.

Now, I have contacted you because I got your details from a reliable
source, hoping that you will NEVER disappoint me, and that is why I
have contacted you, so that you will help me to receive the fund
delivered to you as the recipient, and I will offer you 40% of the
money, while you will securely keep 60% of the money for me.

You have to understand that here under the US-Military Camp, I am not
allowed to go outside the CAMP, because it is against the Military
Foreign Peace Keeping law.

All I need from you is your sincerity, honesty and trustfulness, so
that I will contact the Courier Delivery company to deliver the money
{ $7,500,000.00USD } TRUNK BOX to you over there in your country,
while you will take 40%, and keep my own 60% for me.

As soon as you accept to work with me and receive the fund, then I
will resign from the military after my mission here in Afghanistan ,
then I will come down to your country to take my own 60% share of the
money.

If you are willing and very ready to work with me sincerely, then
kindly contact me with my details below, so that I will give you every
necessary information, to enable the Courier Delivery Company to
quickly commence the delivery of the MONEY TRUNK BOX of
$7,500,000.00USD to your designated home address.

I wait for your quick response, so that I will give you further
information regarding this transaction, and I promise the quick
delivery of the TRUNK MONEY BOX to you immediately.

Kindly keep this information very confidential, and contact me with my
Private email at: moganaasa@yahoo.com

Please kindly assure me of your sincerity and honesty to handle this
business deal with me, and promise to keep my own share of the money
for me securely.

Best wishes,
Mogana Asa,
Us-Military Camp Health Department, Syria.

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