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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: "HANG SENG BANK LTD. HONK KONG" <david_chang@hangsengbank.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:58:49 +0100
Subject: Attention!!!

HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD. BRANCH,
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONK KONG.

Email: contakt_david_chang@hotmail.com <mailto:contakt_david_chang@hotmail.com>

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr DAVID CHANG, Director of operations Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscure business proposal for you. Before the U.S led war on Iraqi, our client Major Fadi Basem who was with the Iraqi forces and also a businessman made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of twenty four millions five hundred thousand United State Dollars in my branch. Upon maturity several notice were sent to him, even during the war last year. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out that the Major and his family had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home.

After further investigations it was also discovered that Major Fadi Basem 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, which no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. Hence, twenty four million five hundred thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the by-laws of my country at the expiration of 3 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem so that you will be able to receive his funds.

Modalities:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we will come out successful. I have
contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary documents that will back you up as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem. All that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your full name and address so that the attorney can commence his job, after you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary documentation for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.

There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all
matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred, we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 25% for you and 5% for any expenses incurred during the course of this operation.

Should you be interested please send me your private phone and fax numbers for easy communication, you can write me via this private email, and finally after that, I shall provide you with more details of this operation. Your earliest response to this letter will be
appreciated.

Note: Please feel free to contact me via my most confidential email address: contakt_david_chang@hotmail.com <mailto:contakt_david_chang@hotmail.com>

Kind Regards

David Chang





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