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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: "Mr. Ju Huan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jun-huan@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 16:13:05 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE MR. JU HUAN BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend

Thanks for reading my mail, I would like to share a business opportunity with you which will be of great benefit to both families if only you would like to work with me. I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to establish a relationship of trust and confidence, but you will realize the need for my action and what we stand to gain upon working together. I am not asking you to send me money but to be honest, responsible and matured enough to work with me.

Please message me directly to my Email address at (jun-huan@hotmail.com) so I can give you detailed information about my proposal and then let me know if you are interested.



I hope to hear from you.

Best Regards,

Mr Jun Huan

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