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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: "Jennings G" <jenningsgpl@aol.com>
Reply-To: pljenning@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:29:35 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Correspondence for you

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Jennings paulson , Managing Director Dah Sing
Bank Ltd, Hong Kong. I am an Australian by
nationality working with Dah Sing Bank.

I am contacting you with respect to a portfolio
amounting to $35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five Million,
Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollar)
deposited by a German Merchant named Mr. Williams
Schwarz.

On the 28th of February 2005 Mr. Williams Schwarz
deposited $12,000,000 USD (Twelve Million United
States Dollar) under our portfolio management
department for four years and the deposit matured on
the 28th of February 2009 with over 196% growth which
amounted to a total of $35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five
Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United
States Dollar).

Mr. Williams Schwarz, has since passed away without
stating his next of kin because he deposited the fund
in our establishment at a point he was finalizing
divorcing his wife and had no kids coupled with the
fact that he was an orphan, this fund has since
matured and the roll-over on the fund has also
expired.

This sum of $35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five Million, Five
Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollar) is
still in my possession in my Bank lifeless and
unnoticed because there will never be a claim on the
fund and all material and immaterial documents and
certificates relating to the fund are also in my
possession.

According to the Hong Kong Law regulating cases of
this nature which is also typical to other Asian
countries, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, such
fund will revert to the ownership of the Government
for financing military operations, such as purchasing
of arms and ammunitions for the military.

In order to avert this negative development, I will
like to seek for your permission as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to Mr. Williams Schwarz so
that the fruits of this old man's labor will not be
used for financing weapons which will further enhance
the courses of war in the world in general.

The money will be paid into your account for us to
share in the ratio of 60% for me and 35% for you and

the balance of 5% will be responsible for
major/trivial expenses incurred in the course of the

transaction. There is no risk at all as all the
paperwork for this project will be done by my attorney
and with my position as the credit officer guarantees
the successful execution of this project. If you are
interested, please reply immediately.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with
further information and modalities that will help
you understand the transaction.

You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this project will be most profitable for
both parties because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks and regards,
Mr. Jennings G.

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