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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 Liu Tang" <liu@mail.com>
Reply-To: cheungpuihk300000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:03:58 +0200
Subject: Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Dear Friend,


Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr Lui Tang director of operations of the Hang
Seng Bank Ltd HongKong.I have an obscured business suggestion for you. Before the U.S
and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi Basem who was with the Iraqi forces and also
businessman, made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of( 16
million, United State dollars ) only in my branch.Upon maturity several notices was
sent to him, even during the war which began in 2003. Again after the war another
notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out that the
General along with his wife and only daughter had been killed during the war in a bomb
blast that hit their home. After further investigation it was also discovered that
Major Fadi Basem 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,( 16 million, 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
10 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 Major Fadi Basem so that you
will be able to receive his funds.


MODALITIES:


I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out
successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back
you up as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem, all that is required from you at this
stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names 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 of probate in your favour
for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.There is no risk
involved at all in this matter, as we are going to 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 then share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for
you. Should you be interested please send me your, 1,Full names,2,private phone number,
3,current residential address, your age. And finally after that I shall provide you
with more details of this operation and it is going to be successful.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.


Regards,
Mr Lui Tang.

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