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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: " Miss Christine E. Mason" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wang.solicitors@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:06:34 -0000
Subject: 1,200,000.00 Gift From My Mother, Please Contact Rev. Wang



Greeting

I am Miss Christine E. Mason The daughter of a cancer woman (Lorna Mason), Oh, dear mom! may her soul
rest in perfect peace. My mother contacted you some time ago in respect to the funds transfer of her late
husband Lofer Jana, to help take care of me Christine E. Mason, before my mother passed a way, she
issued a cashier check to you for your help initially although you backed out thinking that the funds transfer
was illegal.


Well, everything was legal and legit and went well through the assistance of a Japanese business man by
the Mr. Haruki Shimomura, the funds transfer was successful through him. I am now with a new family in
Kasugai Japan and am very happy again in LIFE. Because the new family I am staying with took me as
they only daughter but being an orphan is so challenging but am happy. In a way to appreciate her kind
gesture before she pass away, she dropped a cashier cheque of ( One million two hundred thousand USD
($1,200,000.00) before her death in your name and instructed her personal Rev who was praying for us
when she is alive. Rev Wang Wong to make sure you receive the total amount without any problem.

This is her little way of saying thank you for your initial help. She also makes a comment that you should
also use some money out in the total amount to help those who need help.Contact Rev Wang E. Wong
WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION

Full Name:
Direct Contact Number:
And Your full Delivery Address:
Contact Name: Rev Wang E. Wong
Contact email address( wangwongoffice@gmail.com )
Address: Jakarta Indonesia
Tel: +628980016231

Take care and God Bless You.
Yours
Miss Christine E. Mason

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