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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. Wang Chi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chiwang70@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:40:18 +0100
Subject: I need your service

I am Mr. Wang Chi currently the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Everglory Int'l Trading Co, Ltd Website: http://www.everglory.com I will be relocating to your state for Good with my family, after searching the Internet for a reliable real estate agent I have decided to choose your firm to buy my permanent home, please forward me some property photos and link.

I need a 3 bed rooms/6 bed room’s home with nice view and garage price range $800,000.00USD - $1,200,000.00USD in nice neighborhood in your city and state. Email is better than telephone due to my accent and English.

Regards
Mr. Wang Chi
Chief Financial Officer.
Phone: 862162330758

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