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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: "Ms Liza Wong" <lizawo35400@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lizawong314@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 01:02:29 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: Re: I have a genuine proposal for you!

Good Day to you,

Thank you very much for your urgent response to my proposal 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. Liza Wong the Head of Accounting Audit Department of HSBC BANK in
Malaysia. I have a business proposal for you.

In my department, I discovered a sum of $85.5 Million USD In an account
that belongs to one of our foreign deceased customer, 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.
Dolf Baldwin: 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
planing 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
$85.5 Million usd can be paid to your local bank account in your country.
This transaction will be share 50/50 by both of us.
Dolf Baldwin: 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:...............................
Dolf Baldwin is typing...
Dolf Baldwin: 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 Liza Wong.

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