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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: David Mark <davidmarkonly3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 07:35:27 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,

*Dear Friend,*

*I am Sgt. Raymond Williams, who is presently serving with NATO-led
International Security Assistance Force, stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan
for advisory, training, assistance, and resolute support mission to
Afghanistan Forces and to extinguish all terrorist groups here. I am
contacting you for an urgent transaction of $5.8 Million U.S Dollars. I am
soliciting for your confidential cooperation to help me receive the funds
packaged in box through a United Nations Diplomatic Agent.*

*I appreciate the fact that we are strangers for now but knowing that all
relationships start as strangers to friendship when there is trust and
sincerity, please note that trust is very essential in all dealings.*

*What I am about to share with you is a top secret which you are not
expected to tell anyone, for my own sake. I have limited time to be on the
internet due to my present location. I am presently in a remote village
which makes it difficult for me to always have access to the Internet; my
troop found a huge amount of money in containers worth Millions of U.S
dollars. The money was hidden in a warehouse searched by my troop. It was
believed that the stash cash in containers were left by the fleeing Afghan
drug cartel, though my commanding officer did not declare the funds to the
Afghanistan government which we agreed to keep and share among ourselves, I
was able to secure $5.8 Million U.S dollars as my share.*

*I want to entrust these funds to you until I am out of our station here in
Kabul, Afghanistan. My wife would have taken responsibility for this but I
lost her to cancer about three years ago. I want to have a very peaceful
retirement,maybe get married again. I would reward you with 40% of the
funds for your assistance and confidentiality between us and I can as well
invest in any lucrative business you may advise under your care. All I want
is the safety of the funds with you till I come over. I have packaged the
funds in a box believing I would leave Kabul this month before I was chosen
by NATO to remain here till the end of August , 2021 to take part in the
NATO training & support mission of Afghan soldiers and intelligence units.
I need you to help me receive the box that contains the funds and keep it
in your custody pending when I will leave Afghanistan.*

*A United Nations shuttle flight departs from Afghanistan airport once a
week. So, if you are willing to help me secure the funds till I am out
here, I will make the necessary arrangements to get the consignment
delivered to you through a United Nations Diplomatic Agent. I will make all
the necessary arrangements on how the box will be delivered to you. All I
want from you is your maximum cooperation, and assurance that my own share
of the funds will be safe with you.*

*The diplomat will be leaving Kabul, Afghanistan very soon. So, if you
agree to help me receive the box, then I will finalize arrangements with
the diplomat and get back to you. I will give him your contact information
that you shall be providing me to enable him to contact you immediately on
his arrival.*

*So, I want you to provide me with your information as listed below;*

*Your full name:*
*Your Address:*
*Your phone number:*

*CONFIDENTIALITY;*

*Note that the diplomat will not be aware of the real content of the box as
money for security reasons; please you must maintain this status. I will
inform the diplomat that the box contains my personal effects that I want
to get across to you, my friend.*

*My confidence and trust in you should not be betrayed. So, I would need
your absolute honesty. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation in
advance.*

*Please reply urgently for more details via my private email account;
rw444635@gmail.com <rw444635@gmail.com>*

*Waiting to receive your information.*

*Regards,*
*Sgt. Raymond Williams*

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