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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: "EDWARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwardjjong1@vp.pl>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 14:44:30 +0100
Subject: SECRETLY FOR MY SAFE KEEPING


My Good Friend


Honestly i am so sorry for being silent for some days now. all because of the nature of my military job, i have more details to inform you after my previous letter to you, before we proceed, i will like to tell you the exact amount in that two boxes, those two boxes contains 20million dollars, which means one of the box contain 10million dollars each.

Though, I would like to hold back certain information for security reasons for now until you have found time to visit
the BBC website news below to enable you have insight regarding what I intend to share with you, believing that
it would be of your desired interest Working with me. Here is a BBC news listing that confirms what I want to share with you
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm.


I repeat, Here is also BBC news listing that confirms what I want to share with you

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7444083.stm

if you can be trusted, simply contact Agent James Jenkins. Get back to me having visited the above websites to enable
us proceed in more vivid manner to the best of your understanding? I must say that I'm very uncomfortable trusting you,
but i believe we still have to trust someone, i am offering you 40 % of the total sum while 60 % is for me.




I really need to know the business you are in to, and how you assured to handle this 20million dollars as soon as you have them at your custody. i need you to start making a research for good business that will generate good profit. so that after sharing this money we will start making investment with our shares immediately. note, this transaction is free from any illegal activities and you will not involve in any trouble.

I believe with the nature of your business, we stand the chance to transact this deal without any hitch, all i needed from you is your Ability and time to work with the agent James Jenkins, he is in control of the two boxes.
As i have also settle the U.S Custom clearance / Money Laundering Clearance and Anti-terrorist Clearance proving the two boxes has pass U.S Test clearance and have nothing to do with terrorist act. i can also forward the copy of the documents to you as soon as you finalized with the agent james.

OK, that remind me, I may not have time to write you more letters because of the nature of my job, let me use this medium to give you the code to open the two boxes at the same time, so that you will know how to open the two boxes, Kindly, keep this code secret to yourself, Cargo box one, (8820 ) Cargo Box Two:- ( 2334 ) do not release this code to any one including the agent, even the hell fall. please keep this to yourself, away from your Friends and Family. Make sure you render the agent any assistant he needed from you to make sure he has a smooth delivery down to your house.

please contact the agent immediately with your complete delivery details including your nearest airport and direct telephone number for easy communication.


Contact: Agent James Jenkins.
International Express service.
Direct Phone: 1-224) 267-5808
Private Email: shippingdept363@yahoo.co.uk


Please reconfirm your complete delivery details including your ID for proper identification also to avoid wrong delivery.
the only DELAY i am expecting on this delivery is the demurrage because of time wasted on the security firm were he kept those boxes for past three days he has been in USA.

Finally, dont forget we are sharing rate 50/50 , if you have any question kindly reply fast, because i might not be able to answer your email earlier as you expected.

I shall wait to hear from you soonest, as i have attached the agent ID CARD for record purposes.

I wish you Good luck

Yours Truly Friend
Capt John Edward

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