419 scam: "C. Ng"<4mranch@centex.net> STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "C. Ng" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cheu.ngunyen@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017 17:10:42 -0000
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Hello,

I am a Branch Manager in one of a leading Multinational bank. I respectfully seek your sincere consent in this profitable proposal that i will divulge to you.

Six (7) years ago, precisely on Friday Nov 6, 2010, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Mineral Corporation, deposited a numbered sum of Fifty Million United States Dollars(50,000,000 USD) in my branch valid for Twelve calender months.

However, on further inquiries it was found that he was involved in an accident in which he lost his life, thereby died intestate. All paper works in our bank revealed that he did not declare any next of kin or relations, this means that no one will ever come for this money since it has been Seven years already. I can make you the beneficiary of these funds.

For all your troubles, I propose that we divide the money in half. Once I am convinced of your willingness through your response, I will give you further information on how to make the appropriate transition , all I require is that you DO NOT betray the confidentiality of the information i have given you and will still give you.

We should act swiftly on this if we are going to achieve it.

I await your urgent response

Regards,

Cheu.

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