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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: "Mr. Voo Sui Siong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < voosui_siong@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 08:53:52 -0400
Subject: Reply Me Asap!

Branch Manager,RHB Bank Malaysia.
Branch address: 81 & 83, Jalan Gaya,
88000 Kota Kinabalu,Sabah Malaysia.
Tel: 216 188, 213 982/Fax: 235 871
Mobile: +60146323407
Email: voosui_siong@yahoo.com.my

Attn:

Please pardon me for not having the liberty of knowing your mindset before writing you this letter without any formal introduction. My name is Mr. Voo Sui Siong, the present branch Manager of RHB BANK, 81 & 83, Jalan Gaya, 88000 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah, Malaysia. I write this memo to solicit your partnership in your company, i am intrested to invest the sum of fifteen million USD in your company with pleasure. Meanwhile, the said Fifteen Million United States Dollars is from an account at our Head Office (Rhb bank). The aforementioned funds is my share percentage from a Gold Mining project that I helped financed.Furthermore, as a Manager in the bank, I am not allowed to be part of such a deal, because it is against my institution's professional practice policy. So I am compelled to ask that you stand on my behalf and receive this funds into any account that is solely controlled by you. Then i will freely give you 10%, 85% for me and 5% for any unforeseen expensive that might arise during the course of the transfer should there be any. However, you are advised to contact me immediately you received this email if willing enough to work with me.
in this project.Please i am waiting for your response.

Yours Truly,
Mr. Voo Sui Siong

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