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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: "Mr. Robert Jordan" <rob@hojityre.tk>
Reply-To: <r.jordan2017@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 23:25:35 -0700
Subject: INVESTING IN YOUR COUNTRY

Attn: The President / CEO
Dear Sir,


Urgent Telegraphic / Swift Transfer of: USD$35,000,000.00 (Thirty Five

Million United States Dollars Only)


I am Mr. Robert Jordan, Group Managing Director (GMD) / chairman debt

reconciliation committee Hong Kong Highways Department(HKHD); I got your

contact from January, 2016 worldwide database and yellow pages

encyclopaedia after due consideration believing you are highly respected

personality. Although, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with

events, hence I contact you.


Firstly, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction; this

is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and “TOP SECRET”

with great magnitude involving a pending transaction requiring maximum

confidence, I am sure and have confidence of your ability and reliability

to prosecute this magnificent transaction.

The new government has principally mandated me to review and offset all

contractors’ outstanding overdue payments on contracts awarded since May

2000 to, June 2012, under the regimes of the former heads of state.
Respectively, In May 2010, a contract worth USD$285,000,000.00 ( Two

Hundred & Eighty-Five Million United States Dollars Only) was awarded to a

foreign company by Hong Kong Highways Department (HKHD) for Maintenance of

Highway Structures in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Territories 2010-

2014. I deliberately over-invoiced the contract with USD$35,000,000.00

(Thirty Five Million United States Dollars Onl). Actually the company that

executed the contracts has been fully paid and the projects were officially

commissioned.


Therefore, due to epigrammatic decision to redefine the outstanding payment

I am presenting you as the beneficiary who will present original invoice to

re-apply and to substitute the foreign company which upon its presentation

to Central Bank of hong kong (CBHK) your designated bank account will be

credited unconditionally. On receipt of your immediate response, we shall

discuss the compulsory modalities. I have all necessary documents /

approvals to secure the transfer in your favour.


Note as a mandatory, I wish to make the clarifications as follows: That you

will be entitled to share 50% of the total funds. The officials 500% . I

consequently request your maximum assistance and approvals to facilitate

the transfer of the above funds from Central Bank of hong kong (CBHK),

where these funds are deposited. upon confirmation of your readiness to

execute this magnificent transaction with me, you will be urgently required

to furnish your companies letter headed paper signed & stamped, private

telephone & fax numbers, bank name and address, your corporate bank account

Number. In conclusion, I guarantee that this operation will be executed

under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of law.


Please take note; I’m outside Hong Kong presently due to urgent

international conference in united states and i want to ensure that all the

necessary preparation is done while i am away from my country. i want you

to immediately indicate your interest to hel so that i can get in touch

with you while i am in united states and get the necessay information to

get the fund transferred to you. So please contact me on this private email

for further details in regards to this proposal and i need you to provide

your full name and telephone to contact you.


Best Regards,
Mr. Robert Jordan
Hong Kong Highways Department (HKHD)

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