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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: "Xiu.Yin.....Wrote:" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info-fxi@e1.ru>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 14:28:36 +0100
Subject: Best regards?......................

Dear Partner,

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile on the internet as some who is business oriented and whom I believe will assist me in investing part of my money into any profitable business over there in your country.Though, 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. Before i introduce myself,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 business is hitch free from all what you may think of.I work with the Chinese Foreign Contractors Agency,my office monitors and controls all foreign contract payment here in Hubei Province of China.I am the final signatory to every payment files for the remittance of huge funds moving within both on the local and international levels in line with foreign contact claim settlement and i have before me list of payment files,which have been identified either as an over-invoiced sum or ghost file.

On this note,i wish to have a deal with you as regards to this unpaid funds as I have the file before me and all dates are correct and it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Chinese Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed entitlements, I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions received two days ago from the inland revenue board to submit the List of payment reports/ expenditures and audited reports of revenues before the end of next week.

My Conditions:

1) After the processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the bonfire beneficiary,i will personally endorse your file with name here in my desk as the beneficiary of $10.5M which was deposited with a bank here in China and on your confirmation of the amount in question into your bank account,i will then fly down to your country for my share and your advise on how i can invest into your line of business.

2) This business must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email and telephone for security purposes no fax messaging please.

3) There should be no third parties as most problems associated with foreign fund release are caused by agents or representatives.If you AGREE with my conditions, I want you to send to me the following details

1)Name:
2)Address:
3)Tel:
4)Age:
5)Sex:
6)Occupation Status:

I hope you do not reject this offer and have your funds transferred.

Waiting for your reply soon.

Faithfully,
Mr.Foo Xiu.

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