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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: "simon wong" <simonwg01@handbag.com>
Reply-To: simonwong34@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:32:24 +0000
Subject: Urgent Reply Needed!!

MR. SIMON WONG
DAH SING BANK LTD.
19 DES VOEUX RD.
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONK KONG.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Simon Wong, credit officer of Dah Sing Bank Ltd, Hong Kong. I
have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.


On october 15, 1999, our client Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah who was the

deputy governor of Baghdad in Iraq and also business man made a
numbered fixed deposit
for 12 calendar months, with a value of Fourty Millions Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch.

Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even after the war late
this year.
Another notification was sent and still no response came from him.
We later find out that the Governor has been assasinated in Baghdad.

The websites below is a verification of the news about his death:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm

http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979

After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Hatem Kamil

Abdul Fatah 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 at my office that no one except
me knew of his deposit in my bank.

According to the Hong Kong Law,under china's foreign and defense
affairs,at the expiration of 5 (five) years,such funds will revert to the

ownership of the chinese Government for financing military operations,such

as purchasing of arms and ammunitions for the military.


In order to avert this negative development,i will like to seek for
your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Hatem

Kamil Abdul Fatah so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not be

use for financing weapons which will further enhance the courses of war

in the world in general.


The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio
of 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% for Expenses Incurred in the
course of the transaction.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork
for
this transaction will be done by my attorney and with my position as
the credit officer guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested,please reply immediately.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and that

will help you understand the transaction.


You should 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.

Thanks and regards.

Mr.Simon Wong



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