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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: "USA GOVERNMENT GRATUITY UNIT" <info@us.gov>
Reply-To: usarmedforcesdeathgratuity89bt@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 06:34:52 -0700
Subject: Kindly Give Audience and Read this Letter Carefully !!!

Dear Legitimate Beneficiary,

SINCE UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S REGIME THE U.S MILITARY HAS BEEN AT WAR, AND OVER 2,500 AMERICAN SOLDIERS HAS DIED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN:

IN MEMORY: May 29, 2017 we have taken statistics of Americans killed in war. We observed all military personal that has died in American wars, the war also served as a training ground for many soldiers. Global war on terrorism 2001 to present moment service members fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries like Syria, Libya.
In this case, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Armed forces held a meeting in agreement that a hundred thousand us dollars ($ 100,000) (100% tax free) previously agreed to be paid to the beneficiary (next of kin) or families of an armed forces member who lost his or her live while serving the nation is insufficient. They argued to a conclusive point that a reasonable amount should be giving or paid to the beneficiary (next of kin) or families of armed forces member who dies while in active duty or while performing authorized travel to or from active duty as death gratuity payment to their next of kin or families.

Read More: http://militarypay.defense.gov/Benefits/Death-Gratuity/


Therefore the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Armed force agreed that the amount should be increase to One million five hundred sixteen thousand us dollars ($1,516, 000) with hundred percent tax free (100% tax free) as Total Amount Merited as Death Gratuity to any of our member who died as active service member and for no reason delay such entitlement gratuity as much as he/she is merited to that.

The longstanding purpose of the death gratuity has to provide immediate cash payment to assist survivals of deceased member of the Armed forces to meet their financial needs during the period immediately following a member's death and before other survivor benefits if any available Now there an emergency indoor meeting held at Armed Forces Head Quarter by executive members of Armed Forces the commissioner of U.S Armed Forces who gives an immediate Authorization to Release the entitlement death gratuity of any Armed Forces member to their families or next of kin or any a singed person or person's who are to be paid to.The decided that any beneficiary who has received the initial hundred thousand (us) dollars ($100,000) which is at first should please pardon and not to panic for that, the $100,000 will be included.

THE FAMILIES OF ARMED FORCES ARE;

1.SOLDIERS, SAILOR, AIRMAN, MARINE OR COAST GUARDSMAN who died as a result of his or her services.
We have decided to pay all our dead volunteer service members,from all over the world who joined from slave trade without much record of their origin over years ego till date, in research of this project we traced a relation to you ,with same name and the committee agreed to pay as the next of kin base on our investigation through the fallen hero name,kindly send the requested details for the payment processing to you.

NOTE; You, keep this very confidential with you never discuses this out of you to avoid any scandal of scammer's because who ever that has been paid has been paid and this organization will not listing to of such that sounds scammed please be warned.

Beneficiaries are to foreword to us this for reconfirmation ;

1.YOUR FULL NAME.......................... .
2.YOUR ADDRESS....................... ............
3.TELEPHONE NUMBERS .......................

For more notifications The beneficiaries are to contact the US ARMED FORCE HEAD QUARTER/Death Military gratuity Department;

via E-mail: usarmedforcesdeathgratuity89bt@gmail.com

Congratulation!!!

Regards,
Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
General Mark A. Milley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_A._Milley

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