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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: "CHENG-GONG CHENG" <CGC@live.com>
Reply-To: chenggong_g@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 20:57:23 +0000
Subject: God's Work

Good-Day

Please do you handle Copyright Infringement Cases as our long time business associate has violated our copyright agreement and we need a good lawyer to handle this matter urgently.

If your firm is retained, our expectation of your services for now will be within the scenario of a Demand Letter to our client. This approach will trigger the much needed response from our client towards amicable settlement. We are prepared to pay your retainer fees and we will also send you other important and sensitive documents.

Expecting your urgent reply.
Best regards,
CHENG-GONG CHENG

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