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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: "CAPT. WENDY SCHWARTZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wendyschwartz1001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 05:09:30 -0200
Subject: From Capt. Wendy Schwartz US ARMY MEDICAL TEAM

Hello Friend
I know you will be surprise to read my email  Please dont be skeptical to reply me. My name is Capt. Wendy Schwartz. I am a member of the US ARMY medical team deployed to Iraq because of the current ISIS problems. I discovered trunk boxes containing American dollar bills.
I have deposited two of these boxes with a security company here in Iraq. Am looking for a trust worthy individual who will assist me to receive the funds in his country before l will come over and join the person. Please, I want this to be between you and me since I am still in the service. To prove my sincerity, you are not sending me any money because most of these scams are all about sending
money.
For reference click the link below.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_military_intervention_against_ISIS
www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/iraq-options
www.cnn.com/2014/08/20/world/meast/iraq-crisis/
Please send me the following below.
1. Full Name...
2. Address....
3. Occupation...
4. Age..........
5. Your Telephone Number.
As soon as i received these information i will get back to you for more details.
Best Regards
Capt. Wendy Schwartz.

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