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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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From: mreyau@UniFish.de
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:00:17 +0200
Subject: INTRODUCTION LETTER:Mr EDWARD YAU

INTRODUCTION LETTER:Mr EDWARD YAU
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED
EMAIL:edyau@jmail.co.za
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY:edyau@jmail.co.za
I would not have used this medium (Internet) I choose to reach you
through it because it is the fastest,surest and most secured medium of
communication .However,this correspondence is unofficial and
private,and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that
this transaction is hitch free from all what you may think of.
I am Mr EDWARD YAU of SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED I am contacting
you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be
attached to this transaction.
The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (SHANGHAI
COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED ) in a recent meeting, Recommended that
the account of JOHN CLINTON HARTZ, who was one of my branch depositor,
should be declared Dormant,confisticated and the depositor's fund sent
to the Bank Treasury according to UK Banking and financial law. he
died in world trade centre as a victims of the september
11,2001.Incident that befall the united state of america,the bank has
made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim This
money but without sucess, you can confirm
through this site:
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm </Redirect/www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm>

Mr JOHN CLINTON HARTZ is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar
account with the sum of US$58.2M (Fifty Eight Million, two Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only) deposited in a Secret account
with with my branch .In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the
Dollar account holder(the brother) nor any relative of him has show
up for the claim this because he has the account as a secret account
thus he left all the documents for the deposit with me.
This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in. I
want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give
you the relevant documents and contacts to file the application and
then effect the approvals for the transfer of the money, I will be the
one to provide the vital documents for the claims of the money and
then advise you exactly how we should handle it.
Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your illingness to assist in this transaction.
We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to
back up the claims.Do not be bothered that you are not related in any
way to him as I am in position to afix your name as the next of kin.
The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund
retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.
After the transfer of the money we shall share the
money 40-40-20.that is I will have 40% while you will have 40% balance 20% we shall use to promote charity works.
PLEASE REPLY ONLY ON MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS AS
FOLLOWS:edyau@jmail.co.za
Yours truly,
Mr. EDWARD YAU
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED

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