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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: "Mr.Sambath Morm" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sambathmorm@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:44:05 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR RESPONSE URGENTLY!!!!

Greetings,

My name is Mr.Sambath Morm, from Cambodia, A late investor of our bank died for so many years ago and there was no next of kin to claim this fund.
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There is a draft account he opened in my bank in 1999,A national of your country.he was a CEO/a textile company owner,business man,a miner at kruger mining company here in Cambodia.

I want to present you as a beneficiary,I will use my position and influence in our bank to make them release this money to you for us to share.If i wait for days and i do not hear from you,I shall look for another person.

Please get back to me as soon as possible for more details if you are interested in my proposal.

Best Regards

Mr.Sambath Morm
FTBank of Cambodia
Phnom Penh

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