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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Sim L. Kheng" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2020 08:34:34 -0700
Subject: From Sim L. Kheng
Hello Dear,
I hope your are following all the WHO recommendations to stay safe through the pandemic period?
I am Sim L Kheng by name and a staff of Chartered bank. Please do accept my apologies should you be offended by my intrusion into your privacy. It will be my pleasure to introduce you into a business deal that will be beneficial to the both of us. This business is to introduce you to a Herbal Medical Company as one of the supply agent of AKARATA HERB SEED that is urgently in need now. However, I hope that you will be reliable enough not to betray me after I must have introduced you to the company for the constant supply of AKARATA HERBAL SEED.
You will be fully briefed about this deal in details upon my receiving your positive reply to this mail.
Regards,
Sim L. Kheng
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