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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: "Nuon Vichet" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nuon.vichet0@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:05:52 +0700
Subject: Re:Dear Yu,

Greeting,

I am Mr Nuon Vichet, the personal business manager, director of auditing and accounting department of a financial firm here in South Eastern Part of Asia, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and the immense benefit for both of us, however after careful consideration, am soliciting for your assistance based on this proposition to stand as the next to inherit the beneficiaries of my late client here in the financial firm.

I will explain better the process as a banker when I see your response, I shall wait for days and if I do not hear from you, I shall look for another person also I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law guiding your country and my Country too therefore may I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and i have taken care of all necessary modalities.

I will inform you more about the transaction upon the reception of your positive response.

Regards,

Mr Nuon Vichet.
Board member
Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia
Phnom Penh

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