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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: "Eddie T." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tylere264@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 23:23:29 -0800
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR.


I am writing with regards to sincerely seek your assistance which will in the future, make us richer and get us together as good friends. I am a military officer with the United States troop in Iraq on war against terrorism. Based on the United States decisions for withdrawing troops from Iraq soonest, I have been listed for redeployment to your country's military base.

As it is, I have in my possession the sum of ($8,000,000-eight million USD) cash contained in a trunk box. This was part of the money recovered from one of our raids on terrorists here in Iraq this year. For more information, go through this news site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

I deposited this money with a Red Cross warehouse agent in absolute confidence. I did not let him know that the content in the box is money, so please note that.

So I need someone I can trust for this. If you accept and assure me of your trust and honesty, I have a sure means within the Red Cross diplomatic service through which I can move the money to your location, where you will be the beneficiary and believe me, there is no risk involved.

If you are interested in this transaction I will inform you on further details needed for us to carry out this deal successfully and you will take 30% of the funds for your share, and keep the rest for me until I arrive your country. I will appreciate if you respond back to me with your full name, address and contact phone number through this my private email (tylere264@gmail.com)

I decided to find someone that is real and not imaginary, that was why I contacted you. Where I am right now, we can only communicate through email which is more secured so that nobody can monitor this deal, and then I can explain in details to you. But even if you are not interested in this partnership, do me the favour of keeping this secret because it is very confidential.

Thanks so much.

Regards,
Eddie T.

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