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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. Ching Su Yuan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yuanchingsu@live.hk>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:55:24 +0100
Subject: This is a life time opportunity. Do consider it.

Good Day Friend,

I am Mr. Ching Su Yuan,a senior officer with a Bank in China. I contacted you regarding the estate of a deceased client who shares the same last name with you and has an investment portfolio of US$34,884,014.00 placed under my bank's management some years ago. Our client died intestate, I want to make you the beneficiary of the funds since you share the same surname. NOTE that there is no risk involved in this process. If you are interested, contact me for further details via my personal email address: chingsuynlife@live.hk .

As soon as your full allegiance is confirmed by you, i will furnish you with more information to help you understand all that is involved in this transaction. Please also provide me with the information below as they will be required for the execution of all processes involved in this venture.

1. Your Full names (as used officially).
2. Your current address and your address in 2006 (address details in the year 2006)
3. Your telephone and fax numbers.
4. Your Occupation/job (company name and if possible)
5. Your Age

I expect your quick response.

Regards,
Ching Su Yuan

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