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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Koh Li Peng" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kohli.peng@live.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:43:13 +1000
Subject: 22/09/2011

Dearest,
May the peace of the Lord be upon you.
 
I am Mrs. Koh Li Peng from Singapore, suffering from cancerous ailment. I am married to late Mr. Richard Stanley, an American and former  Chief Executive Officer of DBS Bank Ltd. My husband was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukaemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, in late January, 2009. He eventually died at 8.36am Saturday, 11 April 2009 after a brave fight with the disease. Our life together as man and wife lasted for two decades with three children.
My husband died after a protracted illness. He and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals as he had passion for persons who couldn’t help themselves due to physical disabilities or financial predicaments. I can adduce this to the fact that while on his sick bed, he gave his life to the Lord. Although, while still alive, he had deposited the sum of $18.5, million US Dollars to a Security and Finance Firm in Malaysia which were derived from his vast, corporate investments in capital market around the Southeast Asian Regions and had given an instruction to give out exactly half of the total sum to charity.
Although, the money is still with the finance firm, recently, my doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to my cancerous problems, which I am suffering from right now. I had delayed in obeying my husband’s instructions to donating this money to charity and having recently had an encounter with him in dream, while on my sick bed and still insisting that I adheared to his instruction of giving out this money to the less privileged, I am now, left with less option but to contact you immediately, as I feel my situation has been due to my ignorance to giving out this money long ago. Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, I have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes from my husband’s effort to fund the upkeep of the widows, the poor, the motherless, the orphans, the destitutes, the down-trodden, the physically challenged children, the barren-women and persons who prove
It is often said that, “blessed is the hand that giveth”. I have taken this decision in good fate and I do not want my husband's hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill-perceived ventures. I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner hence, the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death, as I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be with the Almighty when I eventually pass on.
The Almighty will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. Although, I do not need much telephone conversations presently, due to my deteriorating health, you may call me once in a while so, I can get to know you and your personality. I would request you to kindly provide me your personal information as below:
 
i) Full Names, ii) Home/Office Address, iii) Fax/Mobile/Land Phones iv) Age, v) Sex, vi) Occupation & Copy of Valid Identification respectively.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the full details of the Finance Firm in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Please always be prayerful all through your life and assure me that you will act just as I have advised.
 
I await your urgent response soon and remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours Sincerely in the Lord,
Mrs. Koh Li Peng
Mobile: +60178869043
E-mail: kohli.peng@live.com
Please, check the below websites for your perusal:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/421655/1/.html
 
http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=20550393&ticker=DBS:SP&previousCapId=874047&previousTitle=DBS%20Group%20Holdings%2C%20Ltd

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