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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Chen Jiang." <managerchen_jiang0774@w.cn>
Reply-To: managerchen_jiang0074@w.cn
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:11:07 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Chen Jiang, Bank Manager of a Bank in China.I have urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.

On November 6, 2006, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid
Minerals Corporation, Made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United States Dollars) in my
branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got
no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that he died from an
automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died without
making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I
therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any
kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$30,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank
and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Republic of
China, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Chinese Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand
in as the next of kin to the man so that the fruits of this old man's labor will
not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.This is simple, I
will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the
attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you
in place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and authorization of
the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.A bank account in any part
of the world that you will
provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to
share in the ratio of 50% for me and 50% for you.There is no risk at all as all
the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,
please reply immediately via the private email address :
managerchen_jiang0074@w.cn

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your
confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.Please observe
utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my
share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address : managerchen_jiang0074@w.cn

Thanks and regards.
Chen Jiang.

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