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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: "URGENT INVESTMENT PROJECT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <directorgeneralcit@163.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:28:20 +0800
Subject: URGENT INVESTMENT PROJECT

Dear:Permit me to bring a matter of privacy

I am aware that this is an unconventional way of relaying an important message such as this. I did try without success to locate both your contact address or phone/ number and as such, I resorted in contacting you via email. I am Mrs. Yuke Bao, A Bank Director working with Citic Bank of China at their Auditing and Accounting Department. I want to know if your are capable and trustworthy to work with me so I decided us to make good use of this opportunity.


I will be happy to work this deal out with you if you have a corporate or personal Bank Account and if you are capable to keep TOP SECRET. During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant account with holding balance of US $19,000.000.00 {NINETEEN MILLION US DOLLARS}.

I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your response is received. If you know that you are capable to handle large or small amount on trust and can keep secret and any amount I transfer to your account from the dormant accounts for our mutually investment project (IF ONLY INTRESTED)then get back to me immediately with your details by return mail and tell me more about yourself, while I look forward to receive these information,Sorry if you received this letter in your spam, Due to recent connection error here in my country


1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.COUNTRY
3.PROFESSION
4.AGE
5.MARITAL STATUS
6.TELEPHONE NUMBER
7 5) Brief information of your profile that should include your age, nature of job and marital status

Kind Regards.
Mrs Yuke Bao
Email:directorgeneralcit@163.com

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