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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: Greg Lim <info@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: greg_lim@kimo.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:13:57 +0200
Subject: Business Proposal




Good Day.
My name is Greg Lim, I work with the PAYING DEVELOPMENT BANK,
MALAYSIA BRANCH as a private investment banker; there is the sum of
$10,600,000.00 (Ten Million, Six Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars) in my bank belonging to our Private Banking client who died
with his family in a plane crash,intestate and nominated no next of
kin to his investment there were no beneficiary avowed relating to
these funds which means no individual would ever come frontward to
claim it.

The essence of this communication is to request you to provide us
information on three issues;

1- can you act as an immigrant or offshore next of kin to our
client,having a compensation of 50% (fifty percent)

2- Are you willing to finish up this process within the next 7 working
day so that the funds will be transferred into your account?

3- If your answers to the above questions are yes, i can help
establish your eligibility to assume status of next of kin to the
deceased.

It is pertinent that you inform me at your earliest convenience
whether or not you are willing. You must keep our conversation private
because it will affect some top bank officials if disclosed, and also
affect our transfer.You must appreciate that we are constrained from
providing you with more detailed information at this point.

Upon contact we will be able to verify and ascertain information which
you have provided therein, allowing us to release the said Investment
to you. Please contact me by electronic mail;greg_lim@kimo.com
Name, Address, Country, and Mobile Number, as soon as possible to
afford us the opportunity to close this deal. Thank you for
entertaining my inquiries.Please reply greg_lim@kimo.com


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