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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?Mr=20pui=20cheung?= <hsengbnk_11@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: pui_cheung11@uymail.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 01:59:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: business offer


§Ú¦³·sªº¹q¶l¦a§}¡I§A²{¥i¹q¶lµ¹§Ú¡Ghsengbnk_11@yahoo.com.hk

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

Sai Wan Ho Branch,

83, Des Voeux Road,

Hong Kong.


Email ADDRESS:pui_cheung11@uymail.com.


Good Day,

Let me start by introducing myself.I am Mr. PUI CHEUNG director of

operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd.I have an obscured business suggestion

for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen. Aadel Akgaal

Bastaan who was with the Iraqi forces and also businessman made a numbered

fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty Four

million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my

branch.Upon maturity several notices was sent to him, even during the war which

began

in 2003. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no

response came from him. We later find out that the General along with

his

wife and only daughter had been killed during the war in a bomb blast

that hit their home. You can read more about the bombings on visiting

these sites below:

1.http://www.ccmep.org/usbombingwatch/2003.htm#3/19/03

2.http://civilians.info/iraq/deaths_data.php

After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Aadel

Akgaal Bastaan 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, 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 laws of my country at the

expiration 5 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 Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan 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

shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the

necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen. Aadel

Akgaal Bastaan, 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 of

probate in your favour for the move of the funds to an account that

will be provided by you.There is no risk involved at all in this 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 we shall then share in the ratio of 70%

for me, 30% for you.

Should you be interested please send me your,

1,Full names,

2,private phone number,

3,current residential address,

And I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below:

(pui_cheung11@uymail.com) and finally after that I shall provide you with

more details of this operation.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.


Kind Regards,

Mr. cheung pui.



- Mr pui cheung


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