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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Ms Chea Serey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mschea@asia.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:27:49 +0700
Subject: Re:from Ms Chea
Ms.Chea Serey
Internal Audit Director
PHSME Specialized Bank
I55 Monivong Blvd,
Phnom Penh,Cambodia
Greeting friend,
I apologize for contacting you in this manner but the situation at hand demands urgent attention from all benefactors. A flurry of mergers and acquisitions is sweeping through Southeast Asia’s financial sector as leading banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) prepare for the region’s upcoming economic integration.
Our Local Bank (PHSME Specialized bank) have been approached by a larger bank for possible acqusition.This is the reason i have been searching for relatives of some deceased customers of our bank from your country or a foreigner who could quckily put up a claim to the deceased esate(FUND)deposited with our bank.
I shall provide more details on my next email.Your reply would be appreciated,however if i did not hear from you within some days, i will continue with my search.
Kindly keep this information confidential for my safety
Honestly
Ms.Chea Serey
Dept.of Internal Audit
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