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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: LEE SANG <lee1sang@discuz.org>
Reply-To: leelsang@live.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:59:57 +0200
Subject: Regards Mr.Alfred Deposit



I Lee Sang, Business Relations Manager for Taichung Bank in Hong Kong. I am get

in touch with you regard the estate of a deceased client with similar last name

and an investment placed under our bank management. I would respectfully
request that you keep the content of this mail confidential and respect the
integrity of information you come by as result of this mail. I contact you
independently and no one is inform of this communication.

In 2000, the subject matter, Mr. Alfred came to our bank to engage in business

discussion with our private banking division. He inform us that he have
financial portfolio of $8.4 millionUnited States dollars, which he wish to have

us invest on his behalf.

Based on my advice, we spun the money around various opportunities and made
attractive margin for our first month of operation, the accrued profit and
interest stood at this point at over (10) million United States Dollars. In mid

2002, he instruct that the principal sum ($8.4M) be liquidated because he need
to make an urgent investment requiring cash payment in Hong Kong . We got in
touch with specialist bank in Hong Kong the DBS Bank Limited who agreed to
receive this money for a fee and make cash available to Alfred. However DBS
Bank Limited got in touch with us last year that this money has not been
claimed.

On further enquiries we found out that Alfred was involved in an accident in
Mainland China , which means he died intestate. He has no next of kin and the
reason I am writing you is because you are namesake.

What I proposing is that since I have exclusive access to his file, you will be

made the beneficiary of these funds. The DBS Bank Limited will contact you
informing you that money has been will to you. On verification, which will be
the details I make available to Taichung Bank. DBS Bank will be instructed to
make payments to you after all necessary verification and application is done.
You do not have to have known Alfred.

I know this might be a bit heavy for you but please trust me on this. For all
your trouble I propose that we split money in half. In the banking circle this
happens every time. The other option is that the money will revert back to the
state. Nobody is get hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold the
KEY to these funds, and as a Chinese National we see so much cash and funds
being re-assigned daily. I would want us to keep communication for now strictly

by telephone, fax and email: Please, again, note I am a family man, I have a
wife and children. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to the

consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and
that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the
one truth I have learned from my private banking clients. Do not betray my
confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should act swiftly on this. Please
get back to me immediately via the telephone or fax number or private email
below.

I await your response.

Lee Lu Sang
Tel: +852-8191-7503
Fax: +852-3010-9776
E: lee.sang@discuz.org


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