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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: Major kenneth Preston <mj.kpreston@att.net>
Reply-To: mj.kpreston@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:44:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn: Be My Partner!



STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL



Major Kenneth Preston

United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC,)

25th Marine Regiment, Al Anbar province, Iraq



STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL



Hello,



This letter is personal, intimate and confidential. There will absolutely be great doubt and distrust in your mind regarding this mail to you, coupled with the fact that so many miscreants have taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for genuine purposes strive well.



I hope and pray that you understand my position absolutely, but I have to reach out to you hoping that there will be one that can be trusted in a blind proposal like this so to say.



I therefore implore you to take the time to go through this message diligently as your decision will go a long way to determine my future and continued existence.



I am capt Morris.Dickson, a United States Marine Corps Special Operations



Command, 25th Marine Regiment that Patrols the Al Anbar province, Iraq. I am desperately in need of trust worthy Partner. I have to summon up courage to contact you. I am presently in Iraq.



I am seeking your assistance/partnership to secure the sum of US$15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) under your custody until I complete my service here within the next 3 months.



SOURCE OF MONEY:

Some money in various currencies was discovered and concealed in barrels with piles of weapons and ammunition at a location near one of Saddam Hussein's old Presidential Palaces during a rescue operation and it was agreed by all party present that the money be shared amongst us. Please click this link below as most the news has been carried out in the BBC and CNN several times.



Click this link http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm



We decide to settle ourselves with part of the money because No compensation can make up for the risks we are taking with our lives in this hellhole. The above figure was given to me as my share and to conceal this kind of money became a problem for me, so with the help of a British contact working with the UN aid here (his office enjoys some immunity).I was able to get the package out to a safe location where the box was deposited in a Private self storage vault waiting when I instruct the release of the box to any nominee. He does not know the real contents of the package as he believes they were personal effects belonging to an American who died in an air raid, who before giving up trusted belongings to me to hand over the package to his close relative. As We speak the box is in a private vault like I said but I will not reveal it until I am sure you are willing and ready to help and partner with me to achieve this result.



I have been lucky to survive two suicide bomb attacks by Pure Divine intervention. Only God can say if I will come back alive because I am not in any way better than those that has died here. In case I do not make it I will trust the entire money into your hands for Charity.

This and other reasons put into consideration have prompted me to reach out for help.



To indicate your interest and readiness to partner with me you will need to send the list bellow:

1. Your Full Names:

2. Your current telephone numbers Mobile and a land line if any plus your fax numbers

3. Your age:

4. Occupation:

5. Your Current address:

6. Marital status:

7. Nationality:

8. Country reside if other than your nationality:

The will enhance our effective communication hence forth.



God bless you.



Respectfully,



Major Kenneth Preston

United States Marine Corps. IRAQ

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