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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: David Cheng <test@ssu.ac.ir>
Reply-To: david_cheng109@yahoo.com
Date: 12 Dec 2016 18:02:44 -0500
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,



I am David Cheng, Principal Assurance manager for the
Agricultural Bank of China.I am getting in touch with you
regarding the estate of Abbot Lewis and an investment placed
under our banks management some years ago.



I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this
mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information
you come by as a result of this mail. I contact you independently
and no one is informed of this communication.



Some years ago,the subject matter; Abbot came to our bank to
engage in business discussions with our private banking division.
He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 9.25 million
United States dollars, which he wished to have us invest on his
behalf.



Based on my advice, we spun the money around various
opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of
operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at
over 10 million United States Dollars. In mid 2002, he instructed
that the principal sum(9.25M) be liquidated because he needed to
make an urgent investment requiring cash payments in Hong Kong
and China. We got in touch with a specialist bank in China, the
Shenzhen Development Bank (SDB) who agreed to receive this money
for a fee and make cash available to Abbot. However Shenzhen
Development Bank got in touch with us last year that this money
has not been claimed.On further enquiries we found out that Abbot
was involved in an accident in Mainland China, which means he
died intestate. He has no next of kin.



What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file,
you will be made the beneficiary of these funds. My bank will
contact you informing you that money has been willed to you. On
verification, which will be the details I make available to my
bank, my bank will instruct SDB to make payments to you. You do
not have to have known him. I know this might be a bit heavy for
you but please trust me on this.



For all your troubles I propose that we split the money in half.
In the banking circle this happens every time. The other option
is that the money will revert back to the state. Nobody is
getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold the
KEY to these funds, and as a Chinese National we see so much cash
and funds being re-assigned daily. I would want us to keep
communication for now strictly by the above email. Please, again,
note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you
this mail not without a measure of fear as to t the consequences,
but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and
that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold.
This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking
clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord,
we should act swiftly on this. Please pardon my writing mistakes.
Please get back to me immediately



I await your response.
David Cheng.

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