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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: Ms Lee Chong Meng <henia.geras@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: edwardyoungchm1@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:36:49 +0800
Subject: EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU FRIEND

Ms Lee Chong Meng
FOR ABDUL-GHAFOOR EHMAD YOUNG ,
Malaysia.

Dear FRIEND

I am ABDUL-GHAFOOR EHMAD YOUNG an attorney of law. A deceased client of mine that shares the same last name with yours died as a result of a heart-related condition in March 12th 2009.Leaving behind a deposit valued of $10 million dollars, his heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia.

I want you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

The bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin. My proposition is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, contact me on email:edwardyoungchm@gmail.com immediately if you are interested.


Barrister Abdul-Ghafoor Ehmad yung(Esq)
Level 1 Menara Bukit Meldrum
9N Jalan Tenteram
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

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