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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: HANG SENG BANK LTD <info@hangsengbank.com>
Reply-To: mrwangq860@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:40:08 +1000
Subject:



MR.WANG QIN
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD.BRANCH
CENTRAL HONG KONG
HONG KONG.




Dear Friend,


I am Mr.Wang Qin, Foreign Exhange Credit Manager of Hang Seng
Bank Ltd, Hong Kong.

I am confident that you are a honorable and reputable person
whom I can vouchsafe in, in confidence, and we can work together.



On october 4, 2006, an American consultant/contractor
with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation,Mr. Smith Lawrence
made a (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
(Thirty Million
Dollars only) in my branch.Upon maturity,I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a
month, we sent a reminder and finally we discoveredfrom his
contract employers, the Hong Kong Solid Minerals Corporation that
Mr. Smith Lawrence died from an automobile accident. On further
investigation,I found out that he died without making a will, and all
attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.




I therefore made further investigation and discoveredthat Mr.
Smith Lawrence did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This
money
is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with
the principal sum at the end of each year.



No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to the Hong
Kong Law,under china's foreign and defense affairs,at the expiration
of 6 (six) years,such funds will revert to the ownership of the
chinese 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.
Smith Lawrence so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not be
use 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 70% for me and 20% for you and 10% for Expenses Incurred in
the course of the transaction.There is no risk at all as all the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by my attorney and with
my position as the credit officer guarantees the successful
execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately.


Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and
that will help you understand the transaction.


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


Please respond through my very private email
address:mrwangq860@gmail.com












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