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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Samphan Jom" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsamphanjom8@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:34:17 -0500
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

Dear Friend,
 
 
 
 
My name is Mr. Samphan Jom, by name and a season banker with the Bank of Foreign Trade (Cambodia office here), I am an officer and report to the deceased customer of our bank, we lost him on December 26 2004 in a car accident with his family along the Cambodia Viet Nam, and his account of U.S. $ 19,500,000.00 dollars with us have been claimed due to the unavailability of relatives / parents to claim their domain.
 
 
 
 
My client end got two different contracts with a company here before his untimely death, November 26, 2004 In compliance with the escheat laws in Cambodia as a kingdom, the board of directors of the bank paid on the night he ago and decided to turn the estate of the deceased in government for waiting too long without the deceased relatives / next property coating parents and if done, invariably, the funds will ultimately become government property and it is as a result of what moves me to contact you considering the fact that you share almost the same name with the deceased.
 
 
 
 
Given this, I seek your cooperation and understanding to stand as the next victim of kinship for us to claim the inheritance before the period given by the flow of bank. If you are interested and in agreement with me, come back soon and I will send you all our contact and banking information you may need to proceed without coming to Cambodia, and be assured that at the end of the transfer, you must have 40% of the total. and you should keep in mind that there is no risk involved in this business you will be equipped with all essential information of the deposit.
 
 
 
 
I advise you to answer me through this my alternative email:mrsamphanjom8@e-mail.ua disccuss to allow us further.
 
 
Please reply
Cordially.
Mr. Samphan Jom
 

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