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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: zhangting084 <zhangting084@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 00:15:25 +0700
Subject: Proposal in Business


Dear Sir / Madam,

I am bank manager of a Chinese bank operating in Cambodia and I want to
negotiate a business proposal worth over USD $15,000,000.00 (Fifteen
Million USD).

The deal is:

The Government of Cambodia has closed down a garment factory which was
owned by a victim of the recent missing Malaysian Airplane. The factory’s
owner was a Chinese businessman who have lived and invested in Cambodia
over a decade. The recent news of missing Malaysian plane which he was
involved has caused the Government to close down his property because of
unpaid workers salaries, other environmental damage costs and taxations
fees. Since there is nobody to pay for these payments, therefore the
Government has closed down his factory property.

The total worth of money available in the factory owner's savings plus
fixed account is USD$15,445,893.00 (Fifteen Million, Four Hundred and Forty
Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety Three. in US dollars). I will not
disclose the name of our bank for confidentiality reasons until we reach a
deal.

The reason why I contact you is because I do not want a local person to get
involve in this transaction and since you are a foreigner therefore it is
easier for us to work together efficiently without any risk.

If you are interested in this deal, write back to me and I will explain
further with details and remember the figure will be shared equally 50% -
50% for each of us.

I am sending this message using my wife's email address in order to avoid
suspicion because of the confidential nature of my job as a bank manager.


Please if you are interested in my proposal you should further
communication by replying to my personal email address:
zhanghanglou@gmail.com


Regards,

Zhang Hanglou

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