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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. Gu Shu" <gushu101@cantv.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:04:18 -0430
Subject: INVESTMENT

This is a Management Placement on behalf of a customer Mr. Kim Woo  Choong. Our client needs to urgently relocate his funds due to the  economic crises and he is looking for an experienced business person  or company that can receive and profitably invest the monies in  excess of ten Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand  Dollars outside Asia. The sum will be paid from our bank; visit our  bank website at: http://www.icbc-ltd.com

For more information contact: Mr. Gu Shu [Secretary to  Board].Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited ICBC  Tower 3 Garden Road, Central Hong Kong. Most importantly, you will  be required to:
odems101: [1]. Act as the original beneficiary of the funds.
[2]. Receive the funds into a business/private bank account.
[3]. Invest/Manage the funds profitably.

NOTE: The Client is willing to pay 30% for your role as the  beneficiary partner to the funds when the money is confirmed to your  designated bank account. If you prefer to be re-contacted for more  express information, please send us your response to:

We expect your correspondence and our response will be swift.

Best Regards
Gu Shu

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