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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer" <m.contact38@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer" <sgt.dakotm1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 00:56:41 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: VERY URGENT
 Good-day
I am writing to seek your cooperation over this business, please due welcome this letter. I am Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer American solder on peace keeping mission here in Afghanistan I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be beneficial to both I have stay 1year and 8months working with Afghanistan government and made much money with the oil business with Afghanistan government top officials which my on share total of $18.7million and they just give me the money yesterday and this money in question is right with me here in my room which I am afraid to keep such amount of money here in the camp before solders knows about it.
I need an assistance of a good person to help for safe keeping of this money and I will give the person 30% of the total amount and I have made an arrangement with chief officer of South African Red Cross Service here to help me in transferring of my luggage in any of the Asian country. I need you to help me in receiving of this luggage and keep my money safe till I finish my mission in MAY 2015.
The chief South African Red Cross Service here in Afghanistan said they can only move the luggage in one of this Asian country (1) Dubai (2) Iraq (3) Saudi Arabia (4)Pakistan (5)Malaysia) ( 6)Indonesia) & some other country the Red Cross Service will deliver the luggage direct to your door step.
Why I need your help is because we are not allowed to go out of the camp and every of our movement here are been monitored which If I go bank to bank wire transfer here Afghan Government will not allow such amount of money to go out of their country .
Please keep this massage confidential is for you only.
Waiting for your urgent responds
Faithfully yours
Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer
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