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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: peter chong <peterchinchonggfdvdcsaz@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrpetercheong2007@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:43:56 -0400
Subject: IT IS IMPORTANT YOU REPLY URGENTLY PLEASE!?


Dear friendI am sincerely Sorry for bugging into your privacy, it's due to a business deal in my bank value at Eightheen million five hundred thousand us dollars, as a foreigner l can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance since there is no written will by the deceased, as the manager of the branch l have been following the records. However l am the only one who is aware of the funds.l am Mr. Peter Chin Cheong,Branch manager,Bangkok Bank PCL,this opportunity will be of mutual benefit to the two of us. I would provide you with all the necessary documents to lay claims and also I would avail you with the modalities we shall follow once I hear from you Because of my position in office, please endeavor to keep to yourself issue concerning this proposal. If you are interested, kindly get back to me with your full contact information's and phone number via this email,Upon your response l will give you more details about this transaction, if not interested you can delete this mail please. Mr. Peter Chin Cheong, Branch Manager Bangkok Bank PCL Kaohsiung BranchFloor 1-2, Asia Pacific Commercial BuildingNo. 63 Wu Fu 3rd Road, Kaohsiung, TaiwanEmail: mrpetercheong2007@yahoo.es
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