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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: "Backup" <backup@usmbi.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:32:07 -0400
Subject: business for you


Hi and compliments of the day!
It is understandable that you might be a little bit apprehensive because you do

not know me but, Let me start by introducing
myself.
I am Mr. Chuyu Song, a retired operations manager of the Royal Bank of Scothland

(India) Branch,and I have a business suggestion/deal to
share with you which will be of huge benefits to both of us.
In february, 2005, a certain India Crude oil merchant bearing the same last name

with you came to our bank and made a Fixed (Numbered) deposit of Two Million

Seven hundred Thousand Dollars only in my branch for 12 calendar months. Upon

maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. A month later, we sent a reminder and

finally we discovered from his contract
employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that he passed away with his?
Wife and only son in an air disaster some years back. On further investigation,

I found
out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin

were fruitless.
After proper further investigations, it was also discovered that he 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 in my office that no one except
me knew of his deposit in my bank. So What bothers me most is that according to

Laws of Chiness, at the expiration of seven {7} years the funds
will revert to the Security company in home office in UK if nobody applies to

claim the funds. Now the funds has been transfered to home office in UK,
I want you to act as the next of kin so that the money will be transfer to you I

have everything planned out so that we shall come out successful. I shall employ

the services of
an attorney that will prepare the necessary documents that will back you up as

the next of kin/sole beneficiary, and also he
will be drafting and tarization of the WILL and as well obtain the necessary

documents and letter of probate/administration in
your favor for the transfer. There is a reward for this project and it is a task

well worth undertaking. There is no risk involved
at all in this transaction as all the paperwork for this transaction will be

done by the attorney coupled with my
experience/position as a retired branch manager guarantees the successful

execution of this transaction.
The fund, totaling (Four Million Seven hundred Thousand Dollars) will be shared

in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you,
I hereby assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free

Kindly contact me immediately by furnishing me with your complete Information

my personal email is chuyusong@w.cn

1) Your full names
2) Age,
3) Direct phone number
4) Mobile phone number
5) Nature of job/position,
6) Marital status
7) Address

On receipt of your response, I will send you the documents pertaining to
The deposit of the fund and engage the service of an attorney to carry out
The legal documentation that will compel the bank to recognize you as the
Next of kin and release the fund to you.Presently am in Africa handling a

project for some months you can call me if you want any info.

Yours sincerely,
Mr.Chuyu SOng
+2348038199420




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