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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: "Gen Joseph F. Dunford Jr" <bases_360@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 19:46:08 +0000
Subject: From Gen Joseph F. Dunford Jr

Attention : 

I General Joseph F. Dunford Jr an officer in the US Marine corp presently serving in the Military with the Peace keeping force in kabul, Afghanistan. I urgently need your assistance in claim and safe keeping of $20 Million USD in UN Special delivery warehouse in West Africa. 

I need your help in claim and safe keeping of military trunk boxes containing the sum of $20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million, United States Dollars) which was moved from Baghdad, Iraq to West Africa through a special arrangement by Kofi Annan, a a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006. 

SOURCE OF MONEY: 

Money in various currencies was discovered and concealed in barrels with piles of weapons and ammunition at a location near one of Saddam Husein's old Presidential Palaces du! ring a rescue operation and it was agreed by all party present that the money be shared amongst the troops. You can go to this web link to read about events that took place then view this site: 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm http://educate-yourself.org/cn/moenytobereturnedtoiraq30apr03.shtml 

As far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care until I complete my service here. This is risk free transaction, there are no dangers involved. No compensation can make up for the risks we have taken with our lives in this hellhole.( war zones) 

This said money $20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million, United States Dollars) has been deposited under the UN Special delivery Tag in West Africa. With the assistance of former UN Secretary General (Kofi Anna). I received an e-mail from the UN / ECOWAS this morning to come in claim of the consignment I deposited with them since 2! 6-07-2006. And i have been asked to provide a trustful diplomat to sta nd in for the receiving of this fund, because it has well over dued of it time with the UN. 

In spite of my position as a Four Star General of the US Marine, I mustalso to respect their company code of conduct and pulicies, It's difficult for me to receive the Fund here because of my services. I have already instructed UN Office in Ghana concerning this partnership. You will stand my behalf to receive my properties. I want to confide in you if only you will accept my offer. 

I will forward my international passport copy to you for you to contact the office of the UN Ghana on my behalf for the delivery of the fund to you before it get confiscated by the UN. Get back to me as soon as possible because it's very urgent. I Wait for your swift response friend. Thank you, 

Gen. Joseph Dunford.

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