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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: "crawloan" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:11:48 +0200
Subject: PLEASE READ

Hello,

My name is victor , an American soldier serving in the military of the 1st Armoured Division here in Baghdad Iraq. As you know we are being attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombs all over here.

During one of our rescue Mission we came across a safe that contains Huge amount of money that belongs to the revolutionaries, which I believe they use in buying weapons and ammunitions, and it was agreed by all party present that the money will be shared amongst us. Out of the total fund my share was $9,000,000 (Nine Million US Dollars). I have completed all arrangements to move the funds to Europe as soon as possible and all i need now is someone with high knowledge and experience in business, who can invest the money for our mutual benefit.

This is no stolen money, and there are no dangers involved, as I have made arrangements with a UN representative who promised to deliver the fund to any of my choosing destination.

I do not know how long we will remain here, and I have survived two suicide bomb attacks, which prompted me to reach out for help because I will be migrating to you to invest and start a new life not as a soldier anymore. Please if you are capable of handling this deal, kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone numbers for quick communication.

One passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with a third party, should you have reasons to reject this offer, please destroy this e-mail as any leakage of this information will be too bad for me.

Sincerely,

Capt. Victor Perkins.
vperkins03@hotmail.com

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