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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: thaung.yan@wei.com
Reply-To: thaung.yan2@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:00:37 +0100
Subject: GREETING..

Good day,

My Names are Thaung Lin Yan a Canadian citizen based in Asia and an account officer Manager for Wei Gu Steel Company for 23 years. Wei Gu Steel deals on

Manufacturing of various steel in Hong Kong and we also have a sales office in China. I am in need of a trust worthy person that can help me move funds in

the tune of $250,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Million USD).

Our company will be folding up very soon and I need to move the above mentioned funds out of the companies account to a secured bank. This is 150% risk free

and you will be entitled to 20% of the total funds upon completion. If interested please get back to me stating so for more details. Also provide me with the

details below asap.

1. Full Names
2. Address
3. Country
4. Age
5. Telephone Numbers
6. Occupation

Please note only serious individuals needed.

Yours Sincerely.
Thaung Lin Yan

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