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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: jung hui <junghui745@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 17:18:03 +0100
Subject: compensation

I am Jung Hui,i hailed from the capital city state of Selangor in
Malaysia,i worked with a manufacturing factory company,presently in
Nigeria.I was given a post in the company,as a managing director,that
control in and out of the company.

Mean while,the owner of the company was late,he died as a result of heart
cancer,and ever since,he deceased,the federal government of
Nigeria,decided to have the properties to be theirs,their reason was
that,the properties was built in their residence,that was why,they decided
to claim it,and at the same time,they urge everybody that is working under
the company to evacuate around the company site.And what we did was to
follow the instruction of the government.We all left the place.I being the
managing director of the company,i got in contact with the bank to know the
exact amount that,the deceased owner of the company,has in his bank
statement of account,before he died,so the bank has to disclose to me,that
he was having a total sum of $150,000 dollars,in his bank account,then i
emerged with the bank,i told them to transfer the money,so that it will be
in my possession,then they said,that i should search for a person,that will
be in possession of the money so, to my understanding,i said it will be
difficult to trust a person,that will be in full possession,of that amount
of money,stipulated above,so i said to my self that i will take the risk to
get a good person,that will be in respective of the money,as it has been
stated,by the bank.My question to any person who is coming to be in
possession,of the fund,that was left in the deceased account,will be
demanded,to respond to any instruction,that the bank ought him,to do,before
you can be able to be in possession of the money,and as well receive your
percentage from it.But bear in mind,that you are expected to send your
personal contact information,as follows.

FULL NAME.........
COUNTRY STATE/ADDRESS........
AGE..
SEX...
PHONE NUMBER.....
PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH....

Finally,you are expected to forward these requested information, to me,and
also you can as well, feel free to contact me,on my contact phone number on
+2347031139953,then we can talk at length,concerning what you are require
to offer to it.

I look forward to hear from you.

Thanks

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