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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: "Barr. Chin Fu Hai" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <haichinfu@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:55:23 +0800
Subject: Business proposal,

Hello,
 
I am Chin Fu Hai, an attorney at law.
 
A deceased client of mine passed away as result of heart-related condition related to heart failure on March 12th, 2014 and left behind a deposit value of 19 million US dollars, his heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the typhoon Haiyan disaster on the 10th Nov, 2013 in the Philippines.
 
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/10/us-philippines-typhoon-idUSBRE9A603Q20131110
 
I need your assistance in distributing the money left behind by my late client before it's confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
 
Please reply to let me know if you can proceed with me for the claim, Hoping to hear from you soonest.
 
 
Sincerely,
 
Barr. Chin Fu Hai

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