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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: "Rebecca Tan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rbeccatan@daum.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:49:15 +0800
Subject: Need Your Response (*TODAY PLEASE*)

Attention my Dear,

This is the second time I am contacting you. I am Mrs. Rebecca Tan, a contractor with an oil firm in South East Asia. I have a transfer from Europe to a private security financial Agency in Asia and I am in dire need of a foreign partner with your statues who will assist me in signing out the fund worth $18.6 Million Dollars for investment in your Company/Country, all legal aspect of this transaction has been taken care of by my attorney, all I needed is your consent to partner with me on this claim.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response. If you are interested and willing to assist me, then contact me back with your private contact number for more details.

Thank you for your understanding.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Rebecca Tan
E-mail: rbeccatan@daum.net

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