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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: "Capt. Gunnar Jardelöv" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jardelovgunnar@yahoo.se>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 21:45:29 -0700
Subject: Re: My plan

Dearest beloved


Permit me to tell you this, and please keep this message as top secret because it is sensitive to my profession as a military Personnel. I want to use this opportunity to tell you about me, My name is Captain Gunnar Ivar Jardelöv 32 years and my mother is a German and my father is an Sweden, I Graduated from Army Rangers collage in United States Of America, Currently am on PEACE KEEPING MISSION in SYRIA, i base in the military camp. I have decided to contact you for this business opportunity. I want to inform you that I have in my possession the sum of physical cash of $13,000,000.00 USD, I have decided to contact you for this business opportunity.

I want to inform you that I got this huge amount from Syria in the war front... with my military troops, The enemies want to move the box of money across the border to buy chemical weapon/ammunition in the next country. And me and my troops disarmed the gun men and retrieved there guns and the boxes that contain huge money, which my share was mentioned above.

Due to the United Nation policy (NATO) since the war started in Syria, there is a plan to move some troops to another country, for peace keeping. I'm among the people that will out here, i cannot go along with this box of money since they know me as military personnel and on duty, they will also want to know how came about the box of money, so, because of that, I made a special arrangement with a International Committee of Red cross aircraft to move this fund out of here.

The question remains who will be in charge of the money in my absence? This is exactly why I need your help, I guarantee you that you will not stand any risk, as I have mapped out the strategy to have this cash box moved out of here safely through diplomatic courier means, you have to keep everything confidential until you receive the fund.

I have chosen to reveal this to you after my prayer and fasting, i believe that you will not betray my trust nor thwart my dream, though you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without fully knowing you, well, I will say that my mind convinced me that you are the right person to help me receive the fund for investment purposes.

I will need your guide line for good investment advise in your country as you know am a military personnel and I do not have business idea. I promise you (30%) from the total involved $13,000,000.00 USD

Immediately after the success of this transaction i will resign and run for my dear life because people are dying here every day and many soldiers have died, I do not want to be the next victim of bomb or gun short by the enemies.

Please send your information so that i will furnish you on the procedures to follow.

Your full Names:_______________________

Your Address_________________

Your passport/ Id card copy______________

Your Phone Number_________________

Your Occupation___________________

Your Age___________________________

Your Nearest Airport______________

Your country_______________

Profession:................

Once you receive the money i will let you know my plans to come over to meet you face to face and we shall discuss and decide on how and where to invest the money. alternatively, when i come over then i will handle the depositing of the money in the bank by myself.

Note: kindly keep this transaction as top secret.
I await your immediate response
Love and care,

Yours,
Capt. Gunnar Jardelöv
Damascus Military base Syria.

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