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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: "feng lee" <fenglee@walla.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 02:58:48 +0000
Subject: Hang Seng Bank Ltd

FROM:Dr.Feng Lee
Sai Wan Ho Branch
Hang Seng Bank Ltd
171 Shaukiwan Road
Hong Kong.



Let me start by introducing myself. I am Dr.Feng Lee
director of operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd,Sai
Wan Ho Branch.I have an obscured business suggestion
for you.

Before the U.S and Iraqi war, our client Major Fadi
Basem who was with the Iraqi forces and also a
business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 18
calendar months, with a value of Fifty Five
million,Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars(US$55.5M) only in my branch.Upon maturity
several notice was sent to him, even during the war
two years ago(2003).Again after the war another
notification was sent and still no response came from
him. We later found out that the Major and his family
had been killed during the war in bomb blast that hit
their home.

After further investigation it was also discovered
that Major Fadi Basem did not declare any next of kin
in his official papers including the paper work of his
bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time
he was at my office that no one except me knew of his
deposit in my bank.So,Fifty Five million,Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars(US$55.5M) is still lying
in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim
it.What bothers me most is that according to the laws
of my country at the expiration four years six months
the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong
Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I
will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of
kin to Major Fadi Basem so that you will be able to
receive his funds.

Please,if you are capable of standing as the next of
Kin to Major Fadi Basem,you should indicate so that i
will give you more information.

Absolute confidentiality is required from
you.Besides,I will use my connection to get some
documents to back up the fund so that the fund can not
be question by any authourity.

More information await you in my next response to your
email message.

Treat as very urgent.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr.Feng Lee.





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