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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: "Matthias Chang" <changm_7@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: matthiaschang_1166@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:28:00 +0700
Subject: From The Desk Of Barrister Matthias Chang


*From The Desk Of Barrister Matthias Chang
Matthias Chang & Associate Chambers
37 Sathorn Tai Road,
Bangkok Thailand
Email-matthiaschang_1166@yahoo.com.hk
<http://in.f950.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?DMid=8295_4740339_30123_417_64_0_605_-1_0&YY=2517&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&inc=200&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&box=Draft><Email-williamszick1@yahoo.it>
*
*Tel:+66-087-106-3028*

** *Attention,*

*Please kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you I
believe you are a highly respected personality considering the fact that I
sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country.
Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events. *
**
** *Well, I am Barrister Matthias Chang, a Solicitor. I am the Personal
Attorney to Mr.Steve Anderson , who used to work with SIAMRAK Company
Limited in BangkokThailand. On the 21st of April 2006, his wife and their
three children were involved in a car accident along Sukhumvit Express Road.
*
**
** *Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the event of the accident.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my
client's relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, *
**
** *I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member
of his family but to no avail, hence, I contacted you to assist in
repatriating the money left behind by my client in a Finance
Company.Particularly, the Finance House where the deceaseddeposited the
US$35 Million (Thirty Five Million United States Dollars only). *
**
*Consequently, **this Finance House issued me a notice to provide the Next
of Kin to claim the US$35 Million (Thirty Five Million United States Dollars
only) in their custody within the next ten official working days. Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years now,I seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased to claim the
fund as the Next of Kin to him so that the fund will be transferred to your
account by the Finance House.Upon receipt of the fund, *
**
** *I will come over to your country to meet with you for the disbursement
of the fund and then you and I will share the money in this order: 70% will
be for me, 30% will be for you. I have all the necessary legal documents
that can back our claim we will make with the Finance House.*
**
*All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal
through.**I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.You are needed
as a next of kin to inherit your brother left fund . *
**
** *Indicate your interest in assisting me as well as Providing the
following information to facilitate the smooth conclusion of the
Transaction.*
*Please get back to me on my private Email-(
matthiaschang_1166@yahoo.com.hk
<http://in.f950.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?DMid=8295_4740339_30123_417_64_0_605_-1_0&YY=2517&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&inc=200&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&box=Draft>)
*
**
*1) Your Full Name: ---------------- *
** *2) Your Address: ------------------ *
** *3) Your Telephone Number: --------- *
** *4) Your Fax Number: --------------- *
** *5) Your Mobile Number: ------------

Best regards . *
** *Barrister Matthias Chang*

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