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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: Victor Paul <victorpaulstewart@gmail.com>
Reply-To: capt.victorpaul007@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 11:15:42 +0100
Subject: PARTNER WITH ME

U.S.Military Base
Damascus Syria

My name is Capt. Victor Paul, a United States soldier currently serving in
the military of the 1st Armored Division here in Syria, our story is a very
pathetic one and I apologize for taking your time. As you may know, we are
being attacked by insurgents every day and painfully, most of my colleagues
have lost their lives here especially in car bombs. Recently while going on
a regular patrol check, I and my colleague who is also a United States
soldier discovered a box hidden in an exit tunnel. Opening the box, we
discovered that it contained the sum of US$39.7 Million in cash, mostly in
100 dollar bills. I and my squad agreed to share the money among us and it
was done as we agreed and after the sharing of the money by me and my other
surviving colleagues, my share out of the total money was $3.500, 000
dollars which I have registered with the (United Nations Diplomatic
Service) as medical equipment with a plan to use the money for Charity and
Investment Projects as my service here is coming to an end very soon.

Presently Syria is engulfed in serious crisis and as this crisis
intensifies by the day, I have decided to make this business proposal to
you knowing that as military man on duty, I am not allowed to operate
foreign accounts. I am therefore soliciting for your co-operation to take
delivery of this fund into your custody for any profitable investment
project that will be mutually benefited. I will send to you the issued
deposit document of the box which was registered in my name as evidence of
the deposit and to authorize you to receive and to ensure smooth movement
of this fund from where it is kept now until you are in control of it.
Please let me know if you are interested by return email and also include
your full names, address, occupation and contact telephone numbers to
enable me call you.

I will provide you with necessary details and the arrangements to secure
the deposit as soon as you indicate appreciable interest to deal.

Yours Sincerely,
Capt.Victor Paul.

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