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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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Fraud email example:

From: Reasmey Mao Thom <reasmeymaothom2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Reasmey Mao Thom <reasmeymao1thom@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:23:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend  I am sorry for this interruption.With due regards, my name is
Reasmey Mao Thom , the business manager of auditing and accounting
department of Mekong bank Plc. Cambodia branch office here in phnom penh city.   There is a draft account opened in my bank in 1998
by a long-time client of our bank, a national of your country. He was a
ceo/a textile company owner, business man, a miner at Kruger mining company here in Cambodia; Before he passed away on the November 16th
2004 by car accident with his wife and two children along Cambodia
Vietnam road, leaving nobody as the representative of his account after his death want to present you as
the representative i will use my position and influence in our bank to
make sure they release this money to you for us to share. Kindly get back to me for
more details. Best regard   Reasmey Mao  Thom 

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