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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. Chenguang Ann Limg" <gchbf@brunet.bn>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Chenguang Ann Limg" <chenguanganling12@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:45:07 +0800 (BNT)
Subject: Good day Sir/Madam



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Greetings to you and your family.

I apologize if my mail content are contrary to your moral ethics but please treat with absolute secrecy and personal' I am Mrs. Chenguang Ann Limg, former personal investor & financial consultant advisers to some Top Politician in singapore and Malaysia. I am now working with HSBC Bank Malaysia as the Senior Vice President on Commercial Banking, this is confidential please, I contacted you concerning an urgent business proposal that will benefit both of us. Reply my personal email for more Details: chenguanganling12@qq.com

Thanks
Mrs. Chenguang Ann Limg.

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