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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: "Aviles, Daniel" <daviles1@noblenetwork.org>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:59:33 +0000
Subject:




Hello
I am Mr. Neo Leong, Principal Assurance manager for the Chong Hing Bank, Hong Kong. I am getting in touch with you regarding an investment placed under our banks management 7 years ago. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. The accrued profit and interest stood at this point at over 30 million United States Dollars. However On further inquiries we found out that my client was involved in an accident in Mainland China, which means he died intestate and now according to the laws in china, if funds not claimed automatically goes to the government, and me alone has this files and power to execute the funds out from bank, as a banker and in my country we do not have the privileges of owning such huge funds, that's why I will need you to come in and stand as a beneficiary of the funds, you do not have to worry as everything will be done legally , I propose that we split the money in half. This is a matter of urgency; kindly show your willingness by replying to neoleong@consultant.com

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