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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: "Lim Choon Seng" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <limseng@zmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:22:12 +0100
Subject: Greetings

Hello

I am Mr Lim Choon Seng from DBS Bank Singapore. I need you to stand as an Investor to receive USD $16 M as investment Proceed

My reason for contacting you is because my position in the bank will not allow me do this alone.

Note that you will be entitled to 40% of the entire amount.

Please reply to this message for more information about this transaction

Regards
Mr Lim Choon Seng

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