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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: Mrs Shirley Jones <rizki.herdian@bpjs-kesehatan.go.id>
Reply-To: <jonesshirley526@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 22:16:19 +0100
Subject: Re Mrs Shirley Jones

Dearest,

Please don't be surprised with this message, I have contacted you with good faith and a blessing from God. I am a citizen of America living in United Kingdom for a very long time, I am Suffering in the Cancer Care Cent re right now.I have been battling with cancer problem. My doctor said i may die in less than two weeks. I don't have a family and I want to know if i can trust you with money which i have in a bank as investment. I want you to use this money in all sincerity to fund charity homes (motherless homes), orphanages and widows. You can keep some percentage for you and your family. Please write me to know if you can honestly do this for me.
God Bless you

Mrs Shirley

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Kartu Indonesia Sehat (KIS) adalah tanda kepesertaan Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) untuk memperoleh pelayanan kesehatan yang komprehensif pada fasilitas kesehatan melalui mekanisme sistem rujukan berjenjang dan atas indikasi medis*.

KIS diterbitkan oleh BPJS Kesehatan untuk seluruh peserta jaminan kesehatan termasuk penerima bantuan iuran (PBI).

Kepesertaan KIS ada 2 kelompok:

1. Kelompok masyarakat yang wajib mendaftar dan membayar iuran, baik membayar sendiri, ataupun berkontribusi bersama pemberi kerjanya;
2. Kelompok masyarakat miskin dan tidak mampu yang didaftarkan oleh pemerintah dan iurannya dibayari oleh pemerintah

*) Kartu lainnya: Kartu Eks Askes, Eks Jamkesmas, KJS, Kartu JKN BPJS Kesehatan, masih tetap berlaku sesuai ketentuan sepanjang belum diganti dengan Kartu Indonesia Sehat (KIS).

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