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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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From: mrs halima Alfa <mrs.halimaalfa@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2021 16:26:20 -0700
Subject: AM STILL WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY ASAP

I am Michael TruthSpair , I was a Contractor with the American troop served
in the third infantry division Unit in Iraq in the year 2003.
I am currently AWOL. My partner Darren D. Braswell,36, of Riverdale, Ga,
died Jan,7th near TalAfar, Iraq, when the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in
which he was a Passenger crashed.
Braswell worked For the Army and AirForce Exchange Service, before his
death We secretly moved some abandoned cash in a mansion belonging to the
former president, Saddam Hussein and the total cash is US$180,000,000.00
One Hundred Eighteen Million Dollars.
As I write this letter to you, these boxes are in Security Company as I
secretly moved it out of Baghdad to safe place and since then has been
laying low while on AWOL to Syria.
Sir I seek your consent to help me move this money to your country location.
You do not have to be afraid of anything as no one else knows about
this,and everything is safe,if you compare the time it was discovered and
this,
time you will understand that all eyes must be off the funds now.
I would be pleased and grateful to you if you could assist me and my late
partner Darren D. Braswel in receiving this boxes for us on your behalf, as
I will be making plans to fly out as soon as the money is safely moved out
of security company Of course.
I shall compensate you with an attractive percent 20% of the total funds
for your role/efforts and 10% will be for any expenses you will make and
70% will be invested base on your professional investment advise.
As you know the current situation in Syria is escalating day by day,and
will like to move out of here as soon as i can.
Moving the funds out of the security company is not going to be much of a
problem as arrangements are being made towards that.
All I want from you is your trust. Please get back to me with your full
name and address.
Contact phone number and fax. Photo copy of your identity card. Preferable
without delay and lets negotiate terms.
Your response will determine our subsequent correspondence.
You can read more on this website for more information and explanations:
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/23/middleeast/iraq-oil-money-us-invastion-intl/index.html
Yours Faithfuly.
Michael TruthSpair.
Please email as soon as possible or contact me on my private mobile phone
REPLY TO EMAIL ADDRESS ( boyancyboyancy@gmail.com )

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