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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: <info@uobbank.com>
Reply-To: <ms.chianglaiyuen@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:57:15 -0400
Subject: Re: Top Confidential Executives Partnership: [Scanned]

Good Day To You,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with
you. I got your contact from a computerize data following my effort
searching for a trustworthy person to assist me.

I am Ms Chiang Lai Yuen JP the Head of Accounting Audit Department of
United Overseas Bank(UOB) in Malaysia. I have a business proposal you
In my department, I discovered a sum of $187.5 Million USD In an account that
belongs to one of our foreign deceased
customers, a billionaire Business Mogul Late Mr. Moises Saba Masri, a Jew
from Mexico who was a victim of a helicopter crash since 2010 year.
resulting to his death and his family members.

You can see more information about Saba Masri Mr.Moises unfortunate end
accident on the website-link below.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html

Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the
claim but nobody has done that until now. I
personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, Which the Board
of Directors are planning to share this funds among themselves.
Which i have good heart to use this funds to help the poor, I seek your
consent as my business partner in this transaction to present you as the next
of kin/Will Beneficiary to the diseased so that the funds of this account
valued at $187.5 Million USD can be paid to your local bank account in your
country.
This transaction will be share 50/50 by both of us.

I want to use part of my own share to help orphanage motherless child home, I
don't know about you.

Provide me the following information, as we have 7 days to run it through.
This is very URGENT PLEASE.

Also you are to Fill the information below.

1, Your Full names:.
2, Your age:.
3, Your private phone number:.
4, Your current country and residential address:.
5, Your Occupation:.
6, Can You Handle This Project:.

Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest,
i will furnish you with more information on this business transaction.

Best regards
Ms Chiang Lai Yuen JP

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