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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: wang_qin5@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:37:59 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HELLO?=

MR.WANG QIN.
DAH SING BANK LTD.
19 DES VOEUX RD.
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONK KONG.



I am Mr. wang qin, senior credit officer of the Dah
Sing Bank Ltd.I have a concealed business proposal
for you.After the United State and Iraqi war, our client
Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah who was the deputy governor of
Baghdad in Iraq and also business man made a
numbered fixed deposit for 12 calendar months, with a value of Fourty
Millions Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars only in my branch.Upon maturity several notice was sent to him,
evenafter the war late last year. Again after the war another notification
was sent and still no response
came from him. We later find out that the Governor has been assasinated
in Baghdad.
The websites below is a verification of the news
about his death:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970 619.stm

http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979

After further investigation it was also discovered
that Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah did not declare any
next of kin in his official papers including the paper
work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the
last time he was at my office that no one except me
knew of his deposit in my bank.So, Fourty Millions Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come
forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the laws
of my country at the expiration three years the funds will revert to the
ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the
funds.
Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah
so that you will be able to receive his funds.

THE PREREQUISITE OF THE PROJECT

I want you to know that I have had everything
planned out so that we shall come out successful. I have contacted an
attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you
up as the next of kin to Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah,all that is required
from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names
and Address so that the attorney can commence his job. After you
have been made the next of kin,the
attorney will also fill in for claims on your behalf and
secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your
favor for the move of the funds to an account that
will be provided by you.There is no risk involved at all in the matter
as we are going adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare
all the necessary documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion
in all
matters concerning this issue.Once the funds have
been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall
share in the ratio of 60% for me, 30% for you and
10% for any expenses incurred during the course of this
operation. Should you be interested please send me your full particulars
including your private phone and fax
numbers for easy communication, you can write me
and i will provide you with more details of this
operation as well as my particulars.

Your earliest response to this letter will be
appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Mr.wang qin.
you can contact me with this email address: wangqin2005@mixmail.com




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