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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: "Meng Sophal<sophalmeng529@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mengsophal@rocketmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:12:09 +0700
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

With due respect and honor, I have come to you about this legitimate business of mine,

My name is Meng Sophal, an accounting officer to a deceased customer of our bank here in Cambodia Mr. Edward Thompson, This man was killed in his leisure outing with the country way back 2006 and his money with our bank up till now has not been claimed by his family or relatives.

However, as it stands now there is nobody in that position to produce the needed information other than my very self considering my position in the bank.

Based on the reasons that nobody has come for the claims of the Deposit as Next of Kin. I solicit your co-operation to stand as the Next of Kin of the Deceased to this funds. so we can transfer the fund out to a foreign offshore Bank Account for mutual sharing between us and only before the period given by the bank elapse. I am the only one with the information's because I have removed the Deposit File from the safe by this doing and the death certificate with me, So what is required of you is to send an Application to the bank seeking claims of the Deposit as Next of Kin to the Late Mr.Edward Thompson, I will send you specimen of Application as soon as you confirm your readiness.

In view of this, am seeking your cooperation and understanding to stand as the deceased next of kin and family to enable us claim the inheritance before the period given by the bank elapse. All I require is your honest co-operation and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

At the end of the transfer you shall have 40% of the total amount. I know that
if we follow up this transaction diligently it would be completed within 14 working days.

Do not fail to get back to me as soon as you have receive this mail.

To enable us discuss further, send me your Information's back to me as follows:

Full Name :
Full address :
Occupation :
Mobile phone :
Copy of Identification:

Await your urgent response

Sincerely
Meng Sophal

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