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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: "Captain Sarah L Newell" <pichaisundai00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: captainsarrahn@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:26:36 -0700
Subject: Hello There..

Dear Sir/Madam,



Greetings,

Please, I would like to confide in you for a business proposal. I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business deal. This is a personal email directed to you for your personal consideration alone, I request that it remain and be treated as such. Though this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through email because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is private, and it should be treated in strict confidence. I know it will take you by surprise to receive this information because emails like this flies over the internet telling people about funds and other things. I always receive similar offers from the internet which I normally delete because I believe they are all hoax email from scam artistes.



My name is Captain Sarah L Newell, of the Engineering Unit of the 25th Infantry Division, a US Army division here in Damascus, Syria. I have good amount of Money which I want to move out of this Country earliest although this may be hard for you to believe but we stand to share $19 million USD between us in a matter of days.



Please grant me the benefit of doubt and hear me out. I want to inform you that I have in my possession right now the sum of $19 million USD and the United States Military will soon pull out completely from Syria , therefore, I have to act very fast before time runs out.



President Donald Trump Inauguration message were focused on letting us know that our mission in Syria is ending, and it is time to come home. He said that by the end of this year, America’s role in combat will be over, and the war in Syria will come to a responsible end.



We acquired these funds during one of our normal Military raid in one of the ISIS hide out here and we decided to share the money among ourselves as our reward for all the sufferings we are going through in this evil land. It is better to use this money to better ourselves, help our respective families and also helps the poor and less privileged in our societies than to leave it for these terrorist ISIS to use it to acquire more weapons to continue their atrocities and killing of innocent people. At least it’s better to use these funds to save poor women and children who are dying of Hunger on daily basis, than to allow these ISIS to use this money to sponsor their terrorist activities.



To escape military awareness, I decided and deposited the money in United Nations' Military Base Vault pending when I get a reliable Partner who will receive this Fund on my behalf. While depositing the money I declared the real content of the TRUNK BOX (Consignment) as Family Valuable Treasures. Everything is legal. I have made a concrete arrangement to move the funds out of Syria as a Family Treasure to your door step in your country. The most important Question is, Can I Trust you? I will offer you 35% for your assistance, then you have to find a safe place to keep my 65% share for me before my arrival to your country, I have a good diplomatic means to send it to you safely.



If you are interested, I will furnish you with more details upon receipt of your response and contact details. I need a straight answer; YES OR NO. If yes, then let's work, and let me have your contact details, because there is no time to waste. I must complete this before we the (US ARMY) complete pull out process from Syria. Already we have started pulling out slowly.



Get back to me with your complete information:

1) FULL NAME :

2) AGE :

3) MARITAL STATUS :

4) MOBILE PHONE NUMBER :

5) OCCUPATION :

6) PHYSICAL ADDRESS :

7) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:



Your information is 100% secured and will be used exclusively for the purpose of this transaction only. If this Notification Email Letter hits your Junk/Spam folder, simply move the email from your Spam/Junk folder to your inbox for better viewing and easy accessibility.

I have confidence that you will give your consideration to this proposal and respond positively within a short period of time. I am available to discuss this proposal with you and to answer any questions you may have in regard to this deal. I will never let you down.



Yours Sincerely,

Captain Sarah L Newell

REPLY TO: captainsarahn@gmail.com

SEND REPLY TO: captainsarrahn@gmail.com

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