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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: David Mark <davidmarkonly3@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:14:30 +0100
Subject: I am Sergeant Raymond Williams

*Dear Friend,I am Sergeant Raymond Williams, who is presently serving with
the U.S Army unit in Al-Tanf, Syria. I am contacting you for an urgent
transaction of $5.8 Million United States Dollars. I am soliciting your
cooperation to help me receive the funds packaged in a box through a
diplomatic agent. I will compensate you with 40% of the funds for your
assistance. Kindly get back to me as soon as possible for more detailsI
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 Al-Tanf,
Syria. 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 Al-Tanf, Syria. 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 Al-Tanf, Syria this month before I was chosen by
NATO to remain here till the end of November, 2021 to take part in the NATO
training & support mission of Al-Tanf, Syria. 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 Al-Tanf, Syria.A United
Nations shuttle flight departs from Al-Tanf, Syria 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 Al-Tanf, Syria. 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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