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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: "Mr. Meas sawk" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tsann0844@foxmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:31:39 +0700
Subject: Re: Reply From Mr. Meas sawk

Dear
 
My name is Mr. Meas sawk,a personal Accountant to a deceased customer of our bank Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia (FTB). I have a confidential transaction for you,  A late CEO/Engineer, also an investor who bears the same last name as yours, left this fund in Our Bank for some years and no next of kin has come forward all these years for claims. This deceased client of mine that shares almost the same name as yours died as a result of heart-related condition on 14 of November 2011. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the fukushima earthquake and tsunami disaster on the March 11, 2011 in northeastern Japan where they all lost their lives.
 
After the annual audit held on 8th 12 2014, the Board of Directors of the bank resolved to turn the estate of the deceased over to Government pause having waited for too long without any of the deceased relatives/next of kin surfacing, and if this is done, the funds will end up to become Government property in-which the so called top political empire's will embezzle it, while we that labored in the office earn nothing. I contacted you considering the fact that you share almost the same name with the deceased.
 
The amount in this account is currently US$28.526.200.00. I want to present you as the beneficiary of the deceased. I will use my position and influence in our bank to make sure they release this money to you for us to share. If I wait for days and do not hear from you, I shall look for another person.
 
Get back to me immediately for more details if you are interested in my proposal. Note: My career is involved, do not expose this to any individual.
 
Mr. Meas sawk

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