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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: "Mrs. Koh Li Peng." <mrskohlipeng@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrs.kohlipeng@msn.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:06:26 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FROM: MRS. KOH LI PENG, YOUR URGENT REPLY IS REQUIRED.


Dearest, MAY THE PEACE OF GOD ALMIGHTY BE UPON YOU.  I'm
Mrs. Koh Li Peng from Singapore, suffering from cancerous ailment. I
married to late Mr. Richard Stanley, an American and former Chief
Executive Officer of DBS Bank Ltd. My husband was diagnosed with acute
myelogenous leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, 11 April
2009 after a brave fight with the disease he died. Our life together as
man and wife lasted for two decades with three children.  My
husband died after a protracted illness. He and I made a vow to uplift
the down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals as he had passion
for persons who couldn't help themselves due to physical disabilities or
financial predicaments. I can adduce this to the fact that while on his
sick bed, he gave his life to the Lord. Although, while still alive, he
had safe deposit worthy $35 million US Dollars to a Security and
Finance Firm in Europe which were derived from his vast estate,
corporate investments in capital market around the Southeast Asian
Regions and had given an instruction to give out exactly half of the
total sum to charity. Please, click the website for more
:http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/421655/1/.html  Although,
the money is still with the finance firm, my doctor told me that I have
limited days to live due to my cancerous problems, which I am suffering
from right now. I had delayed in obeying my husband's instructions for
donating this money and have recently had an encounter with him in
dream, while on my sick bed and still insisting that I adhered to his
instruction of giving out this money. I
am now, left with less option but to contact you immediately, as I feel
my situation has been due to my ignorance to giving out this money long
ago. I have taken this decision in good fate and I do not want my
husband's hard earned money to be misused. I do not want a situation
where this money will be used in an ungodly manner hence, the reason for
taking this bold decision. Showing
your willingness I would request you to kindly provide me with your
personal information as below:i) Full Names, ii) Home/Office Address,
iii) Fax/Mobile/Land Phones iv) Age, v) Sex, vi) Occupation & Copy
of Valid Identification respectively. As
soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the full details of the
Finance Firm and. Please always be prayerful all through your life and
assure me that you will act just as I have advised. I await your urgent response soon and remain bless.  Yours Sincerely, Mrs. Koh Li Peng.Reply via my private e-mail; mrs.kohli.peng@msn.com

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