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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: "lile song" <songll33@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:21:26 +0000
Subject: contact me...

FROM:MR.LI LE SONG
Hang Seng Bank Ltd
Fu Shan Mansion 25
Taikoo Shing Road,
Taikoo Shing Branch
Hong Kong.
Email: li_song33@excite.com

Dear friend,
May I be granted the opportunity to introduce myself, I am Mr. Li Le Song
credit officer of the Foreign operations dept of the Hang Seng Bank
ltd,Taikoo Shing Branch.I have a obscured business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Colonel Sadiq Uday who was with the
Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 12
calendar months, with a value of Nineteen millions Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was
sent to him, even during the war early this year. Again after the war
another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later
find out that the Colonel and his family had been killed during the war in
bomb blast that hit their home. After
further investigation it was also discovered that Colonel Sadiq Uday 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. So, Nineteen
millions 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 to the laws of my country at the expiration 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 Colonel
Sadiq Uday so that you will be able to
receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Colonel Sadiq
Uday, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me
with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job.
After you have
been made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill in for claims on your
behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor
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 adopt a
legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents.
Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this
issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account
the sharing ratio is open for negotiation for you.
Should you be interested please send me your full names and current
residential address to my private email: li_song33@excite.com and shortly
after, I shall provide you with more details of this operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mr.Li le Song.


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