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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: TUNDE LEMO <tunde.lemo@op.pl>
Reply-To: fight4justice001@googlemail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:48:02 +1200
Subject: IT IS URGENT !!!




RE:CHANGE OF ACCOUNT PARTICULARS ON YOUR BENEFICIARY FILE OF $10.2 MILLION

Dear Friend,

Please verify the information submitted by Mr. John Tsai of Indo-China grou=
p Ltd, with an application to receive the payment on your behalf. Please as=
a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following information =
and inform us if you are aware or know anything about this.

1. Did you instruct one Mr. John Tsai of Indo-China group Ltd.Hong-Kong, wh=
ose information's is below, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf=
?

2. Did you sign any "Deed of Assignment" in his favor thereby making him th=
e current beneficiary of the TEN MILLION Two Hundred Thousand United States=
Dollars (USD $10,200,000.00) with the following account details: Account N=
ame:
Indo-China Group Ltd, A/C #USD114-1025567-8, Bank Name: Standard Chattered =
Bank,Hong Kong, Swift Code: SCBL11K111.

Finally, You are hereby advised to indicate to this honorable office with i=
mmediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr. John Tsai to com=
e for the claim of these funds, to enable me endorse for the final payment =
approval order on his behalf. You are to call the Phone Number for more cla=
rifications.

We wait to hear from you soonest, and be rest assured of our professional s=
ervice. Protect your funds by replying to this e-mail address for confident=
ial reason so that John Tsai will not take possession of your funds. I have=
decided to reach you via this personal e-mail address because we want to m=
ake sure no body from this office can sell out your information to Mr John =
Tsai and his colleague.

So you are expected to contact director of foreign payments

FESTUS USIN K. via his email address:fight4justice_ng@yahoo.co.uk

with the underlisted information as soon as possible.

1.YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS
2.TEL/FAX NUMBERS
3.YOUR BANK DETAILS
4.YOUR IDENTITY(send by scan jpeg)

Yours Truly,

Dr.Tunde Lemo
For:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OF NIGERIA

---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----

RE: =C4NDERUNG DER KONTO-ANGABEN AUF IHRE BENEFIZIARISCHE DATEI VON $ 10,2 =
MILLIONEN

Lieber Freund,

Bitte =FCberpr=FCfen Sie die von Herrn John Tsai von Indo-China Group Ltd e=
ingereichten Informationen mit einem Antrag auf Zahlung in Ihrem Namen. Bit=
te dringend m=FCssen Sie die folgenden Informationen =FCberpr=FCfen und uns=
mitteilen, ob Sie sich dessen bewusst sind oder wissen.

1. Haben Sie einen Herrn John Tsai von Indo-China-Gruppe Ltd. angek=FCndigt=
. Hong Kong, dessen Information unten ist, zu beanspruchen und die Zahlung =
in Ihrem Namen zu erhalten?

2. Hast du irgendwelche "Deed of Assignment" zu seinen Gunsten unterschrieb=
en und damit den derzeitigen Beg=FCnstigten der TEN MILLION Zweihunderttaus=
end US-Dollar (USD $ 10.200.000,00) mit folgenden Kontodaten: Kontoname:
Indo-China Group Ltd, A / C # USD114-1025567-8, Bank Name: Standard Chatter=
ed Bank, Hong Kong, Swift Code: SCBL11K111.

Schlie=DFlich wird Ihnen hiermit empfohlen, dieses ehrenvolle Amt mit sofor=
tiger Wirkung anzuzeigen, wenn Sie die Person sind, die Herrn John Tsai ang=
eklagt hat, f=FCr die Forderung dieser Mittel zu kommen, um mir zu erlauben=
, f=FCr die endg=FCltige Zahlung Genehmigungsordnung in seinem Namen zu bes=
t=E4tigen. Sie m=FCssen die Telefonnummer f=FCr weitere Klarstellungen anru=
fen.

Wir warten, um von Ihnen zu h=F6ren, bald, und seien Sie versichert von uns=
erem professionellen Service. Sch=FCtzen Sie Ihre Gelder, indem Sie auf die=
se E-Mail-Adresse aus vertraulichem Grund antworten, damit John Tsai Ihren =
Fonds nicht in Besitz nimmt. Ich habe beschlossen, Sie =FCber diese pers=F6=
nliche E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen, weil wir sicherstellen m=F6chten, dass =
kein K=F6rper aus diesem B=FCro Ihre Daten an Herrn John Tsai und seinen Ko=
llegen verkaufen kann.

So werden Sie erwartet, um Direktor der Auslandszahlungen zu kontaktieren

FESTUS USIN K. =FCber seine E-Mail Adresse: fight4justice_ng@yahoo.co.uk

mit den aufgelisteten Informationen so schnell wie m=F6glich.

1.YOUR FULL NAMES UND ADDRESS
2.TEL/FAX-ZAHLEN
3.YOUR BANK DETAILS
4.YOUR IDENTITY (per scan jpeg senden)

Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen,

Dr.Tunde Lemo
F=FCr: ZENTRALBANK GOVERNOR VON NIGERIA

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