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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: "Sgt. Gloria Carson" <rachealamodu03@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 12:31:33 +0100
Subject: Reply back urgently

Hello Dear,
My name is Sgt. Gloria Carson US ARMY serving the World and my country
in the most honorable way I know I can, in SYRIA right now, in a
nutshell, I am an American soldier serving in the Military with the
Army 3rd infantry division. With a very desperate need for
assistance,I found your contact particulars during my email search and
picked up courage to contact you for your assistance.

Some money in various currencies were discovered in a room at a farm
house in the Isis stronghold in Baghuz Fawqani during a rescue
operation, I happened to be one of the soldiers that led that
operation that day, so it was agreed by Col. William E. Cole the head
of our battalion that some part of this money will be shared among
both of us before informing anybody about it since both of us saw the
money first. This was quite an illegal thing to do, but I tell you
what? No compensation can make up for the risk we have taken with our
lives in this hell hole, my brother in-law was killed by a road side
bomb just few months ago, and I cannot count how many times GOD has
saved my life down here.

Now i found a very reliable way of sending a trunk metallic box
containing the amount of United States Dollars worth Three Million
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars(US$ 3.7 Million) as you must agree with
me it has been hell on earth trying to keep this money safe from
people's eyes for all these while and with this opportunity all I need
is just someone capable I can trust 100% I can send the box to or use
any of the red cross UM diplomatic attache to move and deposit the
money in a reliable Bank .

So if you can assure me of your honesty I will go ahead and send the
box to you for safe keeping till I am back home and I will gladly give
you 40% of the money.

If this okay with you please get back to me with the following so i
can get the box across to you.
1. Your full name
2. Contact address
3. Telephone number
4. Occupation.

NB.Also i will send you some of my pictures upon your response.
Waiting to hear from you.

Yours in Service.
Sgt. Gloria Carson
US ARMY
www army mil

You can reply back at my private Email Id: (sgtgloriacarson01@gmail.com)

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