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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: Thai Hong <mphatsaw@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: thahong@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 09:03:22 -0500
Subject: Reply as soon as possible

My name is Thai Hong a Vietnamese but i live and work in one of the Banks in Cambodia.I personally write to you dear because i have a secured business opportunity for you.Therefor I write to solicit for your willingness and acceptance of my proposition of a transfer to your account.As a banker, i searched for a valuable personnel like you who could understand and handle this transfer project with me ,so do not see this as a surprise. What i want you to do is to stand as the next of kin to this fund that deposited with my Bank by a Thailand citizen, late Major Gen.Khattiya Sawasdipol the Red Commander foundation who was killed in Bangkok May 13,2010 . In view of his death, you can read from the nytime news website confirming his death to the public and Thailand Government.His death was officially announced May 17, 2010 at 9:20 am. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/world/asia/14thai.html For the past few years, even before his Organization was official open, Our customer Late Gen.Khattiya Sawasdipol made a fix deposit with my Bank with a total some of US$2,280,335.00 dollars [Two Million Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty Three dollars United State of America Currency. But due to donations from people around the world in support of their charity organization,The estimated total sum of US$9,491,653 dollars [Nine Million Four Hundred and Nineteen One thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Three Dollars][ and Additional interest-rate on the deposit] is lying in that dormant account.No one to claim the money because I know that His wife who died before him is the next of kin to her late husband for the money deposited in my Bank. What bothers me most is that according to the Cambodian law in banking system, at the expiration of 3 years, the funds will revert to the ownership of the Kingdom of Cambodia Government, if nobody applies to claim the funds. As I am the account officer to the deceased customer and I will like to present you as the next of kin to my bank for the fund since i have the right to do so. I will like you to stand as the next of kin to Gen.Sawatdipol and get this money transferred to your nominated account. i will provide you with all the needed information and legal document for the transfer,As i wait for your reply. Best regard, Thai Hong.

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