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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: "Ivan Todd" < lritsupport@edi-indonesia.co.id>
Reply-To: col.ivantodd@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:50:36 -0800
Subject: Re: ((( URGENT REPLY )))Confirmation Letter from United States of America


Dear Friend,
Due to a lot of internet Fraud people have nursed fear to do online bu=
siness that is real because of fear of dealing with the wrong people, I wan=
t to tell you that this mail is not one of them, can I trust you also to do=
this Business? Trust you are doing good? Stay proud!!! Stay safe!!!, take =
all precautions matures to avoid COVID 19 infection. Please carefully read =
my mail, and I will give you prove that will show you reality of myself. Am=
Ivan Todd, 45 years old, from Austin Texas, United States of America I liv=
ed in the Military Cantonment in Houston Texas, I completed my training pro=
gram and physical education course at Fort bliss, command Texas United Stat=
e of America. It is the largest installation in FORSCOM United State Army f=
orces command and second largest in the Army overall. I am a 2nd lieutenant=
and Protocol officer. Am well trained in combat and infantry. I had a toug=
h childhood. 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 Par=
ents nationalized in the USA. I was adopted by Mr. Eugene Lee Scott, and hi=
s wife Rose, both has gone to rest, may their souls rest in peace Amen.
Am on Peace keeping force deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan from Iraq. Ca=
n you be trusted? If you are current, you might have heard the world breaki=
ng news in Iraq some time ago, about the US ARMY stormed a place and made t=
his discovery which was handed over to the USA heads, till today nobody gav=
e account of it.
You can read more about it here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2967029.stm
I have to attach my Pictures to prove what I am about to tell you, ple=
ase keep everything secret. Last time we went for inspection in terrorist h=
id out, we discover bags fill with US DOLLARS and other currency, me and my=
group returned 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 anything about the money again, and I feel they must have shared it a=
mong themselves.
After the next day I went to take records of other items in the trucks dis=
covered from the terrorist hid out, I noticed there was another bag right i=
nside the Truck tanker side, I said glory be to God, I took the bag, and hi=
d it in a safe place, after some couple of days, I decided to count the mon=
ey in my room it was huge amount $ 12.6 Million US Dollars, I decided not t=
o take the money to the bass office as I know that the superiors will share=
it themselves as well. Now my consign is your trust, can I rely on you? If=
you will assure me, your honesty, sincerity, I will make plans how to move=
it out from Afghanistan to your address as a Military family valuable, whi=
ch I will obtain the documents with Tag, accompanied with the United Nation=
Tag (UN) Tag=201D to cover it up as Military Non Inspection Family Valuabl=
e Tag (M.N.I.F.V.T). With this document and the tags on the box no authorit=
y, person or persons will tamper to open the box. The arrival of the consig=
nment box to your address is 100% assured during delivery. When the consign=
ment box gets to your address, you take $ 5 Million US Dollars and keep $7.=
6 Million US Dollars till I pull out.
Once again please keep this very confidential, and if you are interested a=
nd assure me your Sincerity, get back to me on my private email: col.ivanto=
dd@yahoo.com
=

I await your immediate response to enable us proceed.
Respectfully,
Col.Ivan Todd

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