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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. Tony More" <annzzzzzzz1@naij.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hc1653644@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 04:47:24 +0200
Subject: ALIVE OR DEAD




Dear Sir/Madam

ALIVE OR DEAD

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision, we discovered
that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on
the basis that the owners have died some time last year or have given out
an authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are
Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staffs to make these changes
illegally without the knowledge of the Bonafide Benefactors and one traced
to your own change is this Mr Chung Lee who said you are dead, hence they
have forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you so as to
divert your fund. They have also forwarded this bank account below as the
new account that will receive this money.

Bank: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road , Central - Hong Kong
Account Name: Chung Lee
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to
write to your email address which after 2 days from now and there is no
response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the
transfer.

If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all
the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone
number,contact address.

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you
are not dead.

Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to court and
prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you immediately without any
further delay.

You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings
against Mr. Chung Lee and his accomplices.

Yours Faithfully.

Mr. Tony More

Remittance/Foreign Operation Manager
Treasury Office




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