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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: parjine@netcourrier.com
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 11:56:57 +0200
Subject: I need Your Assist

Good Day,

I am a wife to late Mr. John Edward Hye, who was a citizen of (UNITED KINGDON) my name is Ms. Park Jin Hye a woman who is honest, loving, caring, sincere, passionate, commited and devoted to a man and also I need some one with the same qualities that can handle this project arrangment as my partner.

I want to use this opportunity to introduced myself to you since we need to know each other well and to avoid any serious mistakes on this inheritance claim, as I don;t have anything except this Money that my Late Husband left behind for I and my two kids, I am writing to seek for your assistance to present you as my Husband's relatives in order to receive my inherited Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds in your Bank account and you will also help me to make arrangment for onward investment
(industries) in your Country after the transfer..

I know my message will come to you as a surprise and also make you think if all this is possible? Yes, I have arranged with my Late Husband ;s Lawyer and he will take care of all the neccessary procuement untill the fund remit into your bank account, All I want is your honest cooperation to see this transaction through, you might think that you are not ralated to my Late Husband, How can that be possible? I will assure you that the lawyer will do everything that will make the bank release the fund into
your bank account.

Hong leong Bank Managment Malaysia haved asked me to present the relatives of my Late Husband within 21 official working days to enable them released the fund to me, Otherwise they will conficate his account, Therefore, I seek the consent to present you as my Late Husband 's relatives because my Husband's families are all after me and I don't want them to know about this money, So I need your Assistance since i will present you as my housband relative,i want my Money to be invest wisly.

Therefore,on receipt of your positive response, we will discuss about the sharring rito and the modality for the transfer, I will also introduced you to my family Attorney for documentation and also to instruct you on what to do next.

you can call me with this number +447031846510.

Let me know if you can assist me.

Ms. Ms. Park Jin Hye

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