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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: nedwDe Mel Hiranya <demelhiranya101@tiscali.it>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:59:14 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS. xii

BANK OF CHINA
100 CHI LIN ROAD
TAIPEI 104 TAIPEI
TAIWAN

ATTENTION:

I am Mr.De Mel Hiranya, Bank Manager of
International Commercial Bank of China,100 Chi Lin Rd.
Taipei 104 Taipei Taiwan . I have urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.A British
Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid
Minerals Corporation,Mr Raymond Beck made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million Dollars) in
my branch. Upon maturity,I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally
we discovered from his contract employers, the
Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.Raymond
Beck died in a plane crash along with his wife Mr and
Mrs Raymond & Dorene Beck in EgyptAir Flight 990,1999
air crash(for more information about this crash and
person you can contact this website:
http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm
Since we got this information about his death.On
further investigation, I found out that he died
without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his
next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr.Raymond Beck did
not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank eposit paperwork in my
Bank. This sum of US$30,000,000.00 is still sitting
in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with
the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will
ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws
of Republic of China, at the expiration of 5 (five)
years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Chinese Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund. The Senior Executive Vice President
Mr.Sheng-Yih Hu willing to give it to the
government to have is own cut too.You can check the
site ://www.icbc.com.tw/ Quick Menu About ICBC Senior
Management Profiles so that you know this person.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to
Mr.Raymond Beck so that the fruits of this old man's
labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials. This is simple, I will like you
to provide immediately your full names and address so
that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits that will put you in place as the next
of kin. We shall employ
the services of an attorney for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary
documents and letter of probate/administration in your

favor for the transfer A bank account in any part of
the world that you will provide will then facilitate
the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into
your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for
me and 40% for you.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager Guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are
interested, please reply immediately via the private
email address below. Upon your response, I shall then
provide you with more details and relevant documents
that will help you understand the transaction.Please
send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers
for easy communication. Please observe utmost
confidentiality, and be 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 via
my confidential email
address:(demelhiranya101@tiscali.it)

Best Regards,
De Mel Hiranya

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