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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: CHINA CITIC BANK <mccaindouglasm@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:06:31 -0600
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR STILL ALIVE?

China CITIC Bank International Limited
>From The Desk Of: MS. ZOE LAU
Foreign Remittance Department
5-7/F, Zhongxin Mansion,
Zhongxin Chengshi Plaza,
No 1093, Shenn, Shenzhen,China P.R.
Tel (86) 755 8238 3838
Fax (86) 755 8269 1682
https://www.cncbinternational.com

Attn:Fund Beneficiary:Payment Code:R578906K

Sir,

We write to know if it's true that you are DEAD? because we received a
notification from one (MR. GERSHON SHAPIRO) of USA stating that you
are DEAD and that you have given him the right to claim your
OUTSTANDING sum of US$10.500,000,00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) only. He stated you died in a CAR accident. He
has been calling us regarding this issue, but we cannot proceed with
him until we confirm this by not hearing from you after 7 days.

Be advised that we have made all arrangements for you to receive and
confirm your funds without anymore stress, and without any further
delays. All we need to confirm now is your being DEAD Or still Alive.
because this MAN'S message brought shock to our minds. And we just
can't proceed with him until we confirm if this is a reality OR not,
But if it happened we did not hear from you after 7 days, then we say:
MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE" YOUR JOY AND SUCCESS REMAINS OUR
GOAL.

Yours Faithfully,
MS. ZOE LAU.
Foreign Remittance Department
Telex Transfer Section,
China CITIC Bank International Limited.

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