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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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Fraud email example:

From: Captain Scott J Wright <csjw2020@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:17:13 -0430
Subject: INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE


INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Greetings,

My name is Captain Scott J Wright, I am an American soldier in peace
keeping force in Iraq, I am serving in the military of the 1st Armored
Division in Iraq,as you know insurgents everyday and car bombs are
attacking us.

We managed to move funds belonging to Saddam Hussein's family. The
Total amount is US$7.3Million dollars in cash. We want to move this
money to you, so that you may keep our share for us till when we will
come over to meet you in your country. Me and my partners will take
70%. while You take 30%. No strings attached, just help us move it out
of Iraq, Iraq is a war zone as you know.We plan on using diplomatic
courier in shipping the money out in a large silver box, using
diplomatic immunity.

If you are interested I will send you the full details, my job is to
find a good partner that we can trust and that will assist us. Can I
trust you? When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail
signifying your interest including your most confidential
telephone/fax numbers for quick communication also your contact
details. This business is risk free. The box can be shipped out in
48hrs depending on our agreement.

If my offer is of no appealing to you, delete this message and forget
I ever contacted you.

Respectfully,
Captain Scott J Wright.

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