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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: waimanlau90@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 22:41:30 +0800
Subject: Authentic Proposal

Dear Friend,

I am Mr Wai Man LAU, Deputy Managing Director of Chong Hing Bank, Hong Kong, I am contacting you regarding the estate of a deceased Client with a similar Last Name as yours, who had an investment of, $25,000.000.00 USD (Twenty Five Million United States Dollars) placed under our Bank Portfolio/Safety Vault many years ago.

Considering the fact that both of you have similar last names, I have decided to let you know about my proposal that will basically enrich both of us if you agree to work with me, in accordance with the structures I have designed to make you the beneficiary of these funds, this is a fair deal without any risk attached either on your part or on my part as long as we comply with the laws governing the claiming of funds in our establishment. Following this fact I have made all necessary arrangement to produce all legal documents in due time to back up this project.

Inorder to validate my personality to avoid any doubts from your end, You can find my personal banking profile/information on my bank official website which is: http://www.chbank.com/en/about-ch-bank/investor-relations/board-of-directors/index.shtml

If you have full interest on this proposal do revert back to me through my private email address which is: and also you can contact me through my private telephone number which is: waimanlau90@gmail.com

This email and any files transmitted with it may be confidential or contain privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately delete the email and any attachments from your system and notify the sender. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited. Thank you for your compliance.

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