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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: "Sgt Samuel Thomas." (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:30:29 +0530
Subject: VERY URGENT-SGT SAMEUL THOMAS!!

Dear friend,

Please do not be embarrassed about my unsolicited e-mail to

you. I got your email ID online and I decided to contact you

directly by mail because this is very urgent and must be

executed as soon as possible

I am Sgt Samuel Thomas , A US Army serving in the 3rd Infantry

Division in Iraq. Now in the United Kingdom for treatment. I

want you to read this mail carefully and understand it.

In 2003, my men and I found over $900 million in Saddam

Hussein's hideout in Baghdad, we sent some back to the Iraq

government after counting it in a classified location, but we

also kept some behind for ourselves.
Some of the money we shared among ourselves worth over $200

million, I kept my own share for a while in a secured place.

I need someone to help me receive it , since i have found a

secured way of getting the package out of Iraq
for you to pick up through the help of a Red Cross Society or

pilots that enjoy some immunity with us while
in Iraq .

I do not know for how long I will remain here in the hospital

as I have been lucky to survive 3 suicide bomb attacks by

Iraqi Militant ,i know this was Pure Divine intervention from

God .

I need someone I can trust, since i have already lost a box of

gold to someone that said he will help me, I won't like to

make the same mistake. The total amount of money is $7.5

(Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ),

i am ready to entrust it in your care till i complete my

treatment here in the Uk and meet with you in your house for

subsequent sharing and investment projects such as real estate

investments .

View the below link to verify/confirm my statement.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=691432n
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/25/60II/main690763.shtm

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http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/184530.html


If you can handle this deal let me know immediately, you will

receive 20% of the money , all you need to do is to find a

safe place where you can keep the box till i finish my

treatment here in the United Kingdom.

Regards,
Sgt Samuel Thomas.
samuel_thomasie101@live.com
00448719157278

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