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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: "Dr. John Chan Cho" <mushahid.hussain@senate.gov.pk>
Reply-To: dchanchochak@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2015 11:41:17 -1200
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE..

Compliments of the day, I am Dr. John Chan Cho from Hong Kong, I kindly
want to notify you of my proposal, I am seeking for a reliable and trust
worthy partner to assist me with the transfer sum of $24.5 Million dollars, this transaction involves your Confidentiality, I request your approval to present you as the next of kin, I do solicit for your assistance in effecting this deal. I will give you more details in regards to this deal as soon as you notify me of your interest. If you are not interested, kindly pardon me for contacting you.

Reply via my personal EMAIL: dchanchochak@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Dr. John Chan Cho

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