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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 J B"<Cptjam@us.army.org>
Reply-To: cpt.bjames202@gmail.com
Date: 31 May 2019 17:28:36 -0700
Subject: Wish to Relocate to your Country....31/05/2019

I know that you will be very shocked and surprised seeing such
kind of message that I want to share with you; i am among the
troops on peace keeping in Afghanistan as a nurse, with you I
hope that I can confide in you because of what I want to share
with you a confidential deal which i will not want any third
party.

We are 6 uniform officials that got involved in a deal(oil
business) after the deal we got 10% each from the money which my
own share is $16.3 Million USD due to i am a uniform personnel
and we are restricted from going to the banks or engaging in any
financial transaction, my own share was deposited in a foreign
account which only i has the access of the account but cant do
any thing from here.

I will need your help in three ways – I will need a property to
buy because i will need to relocate to your country once all is
done,To bring over the money to your country and to investment, I
was wondering if you will recommend some high points of
investment diversification to me. I need all the help and
consideration that you can give me in this regard.

I know that you are scared and do not believe me ,I shoveled the
internet looking for someone I could trust and real and my spirit
tells me you are that person,Your maximum co-operation and
everything is done successfully.

Here, I'm the only one involved.Please my good friend,Due to the
nature of my job i will not be able to move this money into the
United States, i will give you information to the bank.This deal
must be confidential.

Here is the plan on how you will make use of the money: (1)Once
the money is transferred to your account you pay for a property
which you must have seen for me(2) Take 35% from the total money
($16.3 Million USD) for your help towards me (3) Keep 60% for me
till i come over 5% in case of any expenditure involved in the
process of the deal, if from your side.

With this i believe i am fair to the deal, so if you are willing
and know that i can trust you get back to me with your
information's so that we can proceed at once due to we do not
have much time because the bank has already started asking me
about the money due to i told them that the beneficiary will be
coming for it soon.

I wait to hear from you soonest but if you are not interested in
this deal do not mail me back but delete it from your inbox.

Thanks for your understanding.
Captain.James

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