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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: "Mr. J Y. Cheong." <ckhbk1960@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: jychg_aib@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:56:01 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Good Day

From: Mr. .J Y. Cheong,
Allied Irish Bank(GB)
Leicester Office, United Kingdom.

Good Day,

I am Mr. J Y. Cheong and i work with Allied Irish Bank GB Leicester
Office. I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition
although, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused; I choose to
reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most
secured medium of communication. However, this Correspondence is
unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such. I wish to inform
you that this letter is not a hoax or Scam mail and I urge you to treat it
with the seriousness it deserves. I also guarantee you that this deal is
hitch free from all what you may think of. I am Mr. Y. Cheong, Manager
Allocation Department (Allied Irish Bank GB) Leicester Office. My office
monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions
here in United Kingdom concerned with foreign claim payments. My office
has the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving
within banks both on the local and international levels in line with
foreign claim settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. Your Name was
among the people expecting the funds to be transferred into their account,
on this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to your unpaid
funds and I have your file before me and hope your data 's are correct and
UN-tampered unless you reconfirm it not correct and As it is my duty to
recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the British Government
Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the
opportunity to write you based on the instructions received two days ago
from the Foreign Debts Reconciliation Dept to submit the List of payment
reports/expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several
others, I have decided to present you as the Next of Kin/Will Beneficiary
to an overdue inheritance sum of 9.7M belonging to our Late client our
deceased client of Mrs.

Following my idea that we can have a deal/agreement and I am going to do
this legally with your name as the bonfires beneficiary of the amount in
question by employing the service of a uk accredited attorney, who will
handle all the legal documentations and lay claims through his legal
authority on your behalf. Listen 50% of this money will be for you, in
respect to the provision of a foreign account and 50% would be for me as
have planned to come to your Country as soon as the transfer is completed.

My Conditions:

1) The sum of ?9.7M only will be transfer into your account after the
processing of all
relevant legal documents with your name as the bonfires beneficiary, the
transfer will be made by telegraphic Transfer(T/T) or through Euro Clear
confirmation under 14 working days.

2) This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email/telephone, for security purposes.

3) There should be no third parties as most problems associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative. If you agree
with my conditions, I will advise you on what to do immediately and the
transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on
the Payment schedule instantly to meet the 14 working days mandate.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have this fund transferred.

Waiting for your reply ASAP.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. J Y. Cheong.

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