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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 Chuan Hou" <chuanyuhou@gmail.com>
Reply-To: houchaun@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 02:51:36 -0700
Subject: YOUR NEXT OF KIN

Dear Sir

After careful deliberation with one of my colleagues, we resolved to
contact you for your most needed assistance in this manner. In the
meanwhile, I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy if this
offer and contact is not acceptable to you. In a nut shell, the
purpose of my writing to you exclusively is that I want to pull out an
unclaimed funds amounted to the total sum of Twenty seven million,
five hundred thousand Dollars that belong to one of our late customers
who died in a ghastly auto accident here in Cambodia some years back.

Ever since we gathered the information about his death, we have been
expecting any of his relatives or business collaborators to visit our
bank and put claim to the fund, but up till this time of writing, no
next of kin or associate of him has come forward to claim his money
with us. Hence, I need your maximum co-operation and reliable
assistance to transfer the money out of Cambodia into your country .

To be more honest and candid with you, I need your maximum assistance
and co-operation to get this deal done, because as a foreigner you
stand in a very better position to be presented through documentation
as the business associate from your country, since the deceased was
also a foreigner.

In this regard, I want you to assure me of your capability of handling
this transaction perfectly with trust and confidence by giving me the
following information about yourself:

1) Your full name.

2) Your residential and postal address

3) Your occupation and position.

4) Your age.

5) Your direct telephone and fax number for quick and effective communication.

As a matter of fact, it is pertinent to also inform you that all
modalities have been accomplished and all logistics in good shape to
effect payment immediately. looking forward to a mutual beneficial
business relationship. While I strongly advise you to treat this
communication with top maturity and confidentiality for future
prospect.

Upon receipt of your quick and positive response, I will equally send
you all the vital information concerning the deceased person himself,
and all other coverage that you might needed to achieve 100% success
at the end of the day.

Thanks

Yours faithfully,

Mr. chuan yu hou



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