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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: LIN <l.jingzn@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:55:18 +0500
Subject: Re:



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Can i trust you with the following? I know and hoping, praying that you are
a person that has the intelligence to understand what I am getting myself
into. I cannot make you agree to this with me, but I can assume that when
you are in I can trust you completely. The least I ask of you, is for you;
after hearing me, to honestly tell me if you are up for it or not, without
acting maliciously. I bear the full brunt of any risk involved in this, but
I cannot do it alone and you can be rest assured that you will be duly
compensated financially for your involvement. Only someone bearing your
surname will be able and can do this with me, I hope and pray you don't let
me down. It involves, returns on investment over period of years. I am
waiting to hear from you.

Yours faithfully,
Mr LIN


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