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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mrsmonica7272@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:13:55 +0530
Subject: Hello Dear


Hello, Thank you for responding to my email. I apologize to encroach into y=
our privacy in this manner, I got your contact from a directory on the Inte=
rnet here in Afghanistan. I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership=
in business and I pray at this time that, your e-mail contact address is s=
till valid. I know you don't know me but I meant no harm sending you this n=
ote, just that I don't have anyone out there to talk to, as I lost my paren=
ts in a car Accident, when I was 11 year old, I was raise up by my adopted =
parents, but they died years ago, the relatives of my adopted Parents throw=
me out of the house saying that I was not their real daughter. I know you =
can handle this money for me on till I come over to meet with you, we can a=
lso build friendship with this transaction. I lived in Lake Jackson, Texas =
before joining the Force. You may be wondering why I choose to trust a deli=
cate matter like this in the care of a stranger, but this is the best I can=
do in my present situation and I would have trusted this kind of project i=
n the hands of my Husband who was my closest confidant, but I lost him to c=
ancer on 22nd April, 2006 5 months after we got married, and my only brothe=
r has ruined his life with hard drugs, hence my decision to work with a neu=
tral person if we can establish some trust between ourselves instead of con=
fiding in my buddies back home so that this little secret can be preserved.=
Let me start by introducing my self. My names are Sgn Monica. Brown, I am =
assigned to 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd =
Airborne Division[3]. I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of $=
10,500,000.00 (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) as=
far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care until I complete=
my service here. SOURCE OF MONEY: I and some other high ranking Officers m=
ade some deal on oil business over there in Afghanistan before my exit to I=
raq. The deal worth $132 Million United States Dollars and after we have al=
l share the money I later realize $10.5 Million US DOLLARS which is my pers=
onal share of the deal, due to my status as a US Sergeant, I can not be abl=
e to move this huge funds to my account in United States to avoid further i=
nterrogation or face any kind of probation by the U.S government and I pack=
aged my own share in a briefcase and have sent it to the Red-Cross society,=
because there is no other way out to keep it with me here, so with the hel=
p of a German contact working with the UN here (his office enjoys some immu=
nity) I was able to get the package out to a safe location entirely out of =
trouble spot. He does not know the real contents of the package, as I have =
deposited the consignment as a family treasure. Your acceptance to this wou=
ld encourage me to send further information for us to proceed. Furthermore,=
If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever =
contacted you. Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my pr=
oposal. I believe that such opportunities only come ones way once in a life=
time. I cannot let this chance pass me by. For once I find myself in total =
control of my destiny. This chance won't pass me by. I ask that you do not =
destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move=
on with my life but do not destroy me. If you give me positive signals, I =
will give you the relevant details and initiate this process towards a conc=
lusion. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the c=
onsequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained a=
nd that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. Do not =
betray my confidence. If you wish to proceed with this, please get back to =
me. Regards, Sgn Monica. Brown

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