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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: "John Clifford USA ARMY ON DUTY" <myself@email.com>
Reply-To: johnclifford@socialworker.net
Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 15:08:00 -0700
Subject: ((( URGENT REPLY NEEDED )))Confirmation Letter from United States of America
!!!!!!!!


Dear Friend,

Due to a lot of internet Fraud people have nursed fear to do
online business that is real because of fear of dealing with the
wrong people, I want to tell you that this mail is not one of
them, can I trust you also to do this Business? Please Stay
proud!!! Stay safe!!!, take all precautions matures to avoid
COVID 19 infection. Please carefully read my mail, and I will
give you prove that will show you reality of this Transaction .
Am John Clifford , 48 years old, from Austin Texas, United States
of America I lived in the Military Cantonment in Houston Texas, I
completed my training program and physical education course at
Fort bliss, command Texas United State of America. It is the
largest installation in FORSCOM United State Army forces command
and second largest in the Army overall. I am a 2nd lieutenant and
Protocol officer. Am well trained in combat and infantry. I had a
tough childhood. I lost my parents when I was very little, and am
the only son and only child. I never knew my real parents or any
relation because my Parents nationalized in the USA. I was
adopted by Mr. Eugene Lee Scott, and his wife Rose, both has gone
to rest, may their souls rest in peace Amen.

Am on Peace keeping force deployed to Yemen from Kabul,
Afghanistan under Military Social worker. Can you be trusted? If
you are current, you might have heard the world breaking news in
Iraq some time ago, about the US ARMY stormed a place and made
this discovery which was handed over to the USA heads, till today
nobody gave account of it.

You can read more about it here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2967029.stm
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I have to attach my Pictures to prove what I am about to tell
you, please keep everything secret. Last time we went for
inspection in terrorist hid out, we discover bags fill with US
DOLLARS and other currency, me and my group returned it back to
the base camp, our heads, told us that they will report it to the
proper office for investigation , up to date we did not hear
anything about the money again, and I feel they must have shared
it among themselves.

After the next day I went to take records of other items in the
trucks we discovered from the terrorist hid out, I noticed there
was another bag right inside the Truck tanker side, I smiled , I
took the bag, and hid it in a safe place, after some couple of
days, I decided to count the money in my room it was huge amount
12.6 Million US Dollars, I decided not to take the money to the
boss office , as I know that the superiors will share it
themselves as well if i report it as they did before . Now my
consign is your trust, can I rely on you? If you will assure me,
your honesty, sincerity, I will make plans how to move the Money
out from Yemen to your address as a Military family valuable,
which I will obtain the documents with Tag, accompanied with the
United Nation Tag (UN) Tag=E2=80=9D to cover it up as Military Non
Inspection Family Valuable Tag (M.N.I.F.V.T). With this document
and the tags on the box no authority, person or persons will
tamper to open the box. The arrival of the consignment box to
your address is 100% assured during delivery. When the
consignment box gets to your address, you take 5 Million US
Dollars and keep 7.6 Million US Dollars till I pull out and come
to pick my share.

Once again please keep this very confidential, and if you are
interested and assure me your Sincerity, get back to me on my
private email : johnclifford56433@hotmail.com


I await your immediate response to enable us proceed.

Respectfully,
John Clifford.

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