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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: "CAPT. Thomas Smith " <tomsmith20052004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aw203040@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:28:38 -0800
Subject: DEAR GOOD DAY

Dear good day,

I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner,I found you
listed in the Trade Center Chambers of Commerce directory here in
Iraq, I found it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in this and I
only pray at this time that your address is still valid.

I want to solicit your attention to receive money on my behalf. I am
CAPT. Thomas Smith , an officer in the US Army,and also a West Point
Graduate presently serving in the Military with the 82nd Airborne
Division Peacekeeping force in Baghdad, Iraq.

I am on the move to Syria from Iraq as the last batch just left,and I
really need your help in assisting me with the safe keeping of two
military trunk boxes which have just arrived in the USA from Iraq.

I hope you can be trusted? Kindly view this news blog below for some
info:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7444083.stm

If you can be trusted, I will explain further when i get a response
from you. Please reply to me Immediately if you want to help me. reply
directly via email: tomsmith20052004@gmail.com with your full contact
information such as your full name, home address, phone number and a
scan copy of your identification.

Reply immediately to for it is an urgent matter. Kindly delete this
mail if you are not interested, Thank you.

Yours Truly

CAPT. Thomas Smith
US ARMY. (Presently in Syria)

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