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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 Song Li<mr.songli90@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:36:09 +0100
Subject: 2012 Email Award Winner


My name is Mr. Song Li. I work with the Hang Seng Bank.
There is a sum of
$19,500,000.00 in my bank Hang Seng Bank?, Hong Kong.
There were no
beneficiaries stated concerning these funds which mean no
one would ever
come to claim it.That is why I ask that we work together.
I do solicit for
your assistance in effecting this transaction. I intend to
give 30% of the
total funds as compensation for your assistance. I will
notify you on the
full transaction on receipt of your response if
interested, and I shall
send you the details and necessary procedures with which
to make the transfer.

should you be interested?
My private Email Is: mr.songli90@yahoo.com.hk

(1)Full name:
(2)private phone number:
(3)current residential address:

Kind Regards
Mr. Song Li.

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