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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: "BEN HUANG." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <huangben184@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 01:05:59 -0700
Subject: HELLO

Dear Sir/ Madam,

The Home Equity Relief in conjunction with the New Face Of North America and International Monetary Fund {IMF} is embarking on its first ever global Home Equity assistance scheme; a risk free financial windfall for interested participants who currently own a house.

You MUST be a home owner who currently has a Home Equity Line of Credit Account with any reputable institution in North America. Being a home owner alone will qualify you to participate as you are expected to have a Home Equity Line of Credit current at this moment.
We are looking for interested participants who will help receive payments on our behalf from our teeming individual and corporate sponsors who are about to start funding our global charitable activities.

If you are interested in participating, we shall inform any of our individual or cooperate sponsors/donors to make payments to us through your account. You will be required to take 10% of each deposit and send the rest {the remaining 90%} to any of our authorized representative or agent’s account. It will be a tax-free transaction.

Please if you are not a home owner with a current Home Equity Line of Credit Account, do NOT reply this mail. Note that this is not a lottery and no fees will be required from you. Note also that a mortgage account, or savings account is not required, It must be a Home Equity Line of Credit Account.

Reply with your full names, contact phone number and home address so that we can contact and guide you.

Thanks for your anticipated participation.

Sincerely,
Mr BEN HUANG.
Director
Home Equity Relief

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