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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: Frank Hughes <quert34221@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <quert342@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 19:08:07 +0200
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IT IS VERY URGENT

Greetings,
 
I'm Frank Hughes. a former commander during the US Military Mission in
Afghanistan. Now that the United States has completed its mission in
Afghanistan, I am currently in Syria for more assignments but will
soon be assigned to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC),
 
During my mission in Afghanistan, I was able to make the sum of
$25,000,000.00 Million Dollars. This money came from an oil deal, I'm
a uniformed person and I have to present someone as my foreign
partner. I am an American and an intelligence officer. I have 100%
authentic means of shipping the money through a diplomatic shipping
company. I just need your acceptance and everything is ready.
 
The only way to be safe with that money is to invest it. If you accept, I
will move the money to you as my foreign partner. For your help, you
will be given 30% of the total fund and 70% will be for me, from there
I will invest the rest. Before leaving Afghanistan to Syria, I sealed
and package the shipment was moved to the United Kingdom,
through a special arrangement with the United Nation RED CROSS service
in London with an agreement that I will provide with details of my
partner and recipient of the shipment.
 
When we agree to work together, I will give you contact the company in London
to complete the shipment formalities and introduce you as the partner
and recipient of the shipment. Where we are now, we can only
communicate through our military communications facilities,
 
Regards.
Commander Frank Hughes.

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