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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: "Messrs.Wong Jin Nee" <wong.jinnee@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:58:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent And Confidential Information .



WONG JIN NEE & TEO
Advocates & Solicitors

13A-5 LEVEL 13A
MENARA MILENIUM
8 JALAN DAMANELA
BUKIT DAMANSARA
50490 KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA.

E-mail: [wongjinne.teo@lawyer.com]
Phone : +60104226712

Greetings and salutations,

I am Messr.Wong Jin Nee, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine , who
hereinafter shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a
heart-related condition in March 12th 2005. His heart condition was due the
death of all his family members in the Tsunami disaster on the 26th December
2004 in Sumatra Indonesia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami

Ihave contacted you to assist me in distributing the mony left behind by my
client before it is confiscated or declared non-serviceable by the Bank where
this deposit valued at Ten Million, Seven Hundred Dollars[US$10.7 Million] is
lodged.

This Bank has issued me a notice to contact the Next of kin to my client or the
account will be confiscated . I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this
E-mail as soon as possible via my private E-mail : [Jinnee.wong@lawyer.com]


Please treat this with absolute confidentiality and sincerity . I anticipate a
speedy reply and further correspondence with you in the nearest future .


Thank you and have a wonderful day.

Best regards,
Mssr.Wong Jin Nee
[Attorney at Law]














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