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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: "Mr.Samuel Tsien." <hayyansami95@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samuelsamueltsien@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2021 03:54:48 +0700
Subject: Greetings Congratulations To You Good Friend.

GREETINGS Compliments of the season. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU DEAR FRIEND.
ATTENTION DEAR FRIEND: My name is Mr.Samuel Tsien. From Shanghai, China
(age 67 years old). The Manager Of OCBC Bank Branch In Washington United
States of America.

I am happy to meet you here. How are you my dear friend? Where are you
from? Are you a man or a female?

I am contacting you to know if we can make this deal happens.
THIS SEASON IS OUR BANK TAKING STOCK OF OUR CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT.
Your Email address came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm, I got
your information during my search through the Internet.

It may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want
problems, I only hope we can assist each other. If you don't want this
business offer kindly forget it, as I will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as
the Branch Manager of the Bank, it is my duty to send in a Financial Report
to my head office.

In the course of the last report, I discovered that my branch in which I am
the Manager made an excess profit of [US$ 3.5 Million dollars] which my
head office are not much aware of everything about this funds. I have since
placed this fund in Security care. and is a long time forgotten fund.

These funds to our bank are safe. As I am waiting for you. For me to be
account officer of our bank. I receive a notice from our bank That I shall
provide the next of kin to this Cash fund [US$ 3.5 Million dollars], With
My respect and honor to you. As a privilege to seek your consent to present
you as the next of kin to this Cash fund to our bank. So that the fund [US$
3.5 Million dollars] shall be paid to you.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly linked to this Cash, So
this informed my contacting you for us to work together so that you can
assist me and receive this Cash fund in your country for us to SHARE.

I shall offer you 50% of the total fund, while you shall keep 50% for me
until I join you in your country for the sharing of this deal investment of
my own share of the funds or better still we can go into a joint
partnership venture, I shall appreciate because of We can do this.

As soon as I receive your response. I will give you more details on how we
can achieve it successfully.
Please contact me urgently. So that we can discuss agree on how we can
achieve this deal details successfully.
I am waiting for your response.
My best regard to you dear friend.
From Mr.Samuel Tsien.

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