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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: "MR. GORDON BRENNAN" <gordbren_nan@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gordonbrennan2003@fastmail.cn
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:54:30 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL.

MR.GORDON BRENNAN. SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED,UK BRANCH 65 CORNHILL LONDON EC3V 3NP,UNITED KINGDOM. Greetings, I would not have used this medium (Internet) but I choose to reach you through it because it is the fastest,surest and most secured medium of communication. However,this correspondence is un-official and private,and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this transaction is risk free from all what you may think of. I am Mr.Gordon Brennan, an account officer with SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED (London Branch), 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 UK) in a recent meeting,recommended that the account of one of my late customer and branch depositor MR. YUGUANG ZHENG,should be declared dormant,confisticated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Tre!
asury according to UK Banking and financial law. The depositor,YUGUANG ZHENG died in world trade centre and was one of the victims of the september 11,2001 incident that befall the United State of America,ever since his death the bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success, you can confirm through this site: <http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm> MR.YUGUANG ZHENG is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar account with the sum of US$8.3M (Eight Million,three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) deposited in a Secret account with my branch .In fact, since his death in 2001, no next of kin of the Dollar account holder nor any his relative has shown up to claim his money this is because he has the account as a secret account and he left all the documents for the deposit with me. Having waited since 2001,I am now fu!
lly convinced that no one would turn up to claim his money before the
bank stipulated collection deadline and this is where I am interested and why I want to present you now to my bank as the relation of the deceased,I will use my position here in the bank and I will give you the relevant documents and contacts to file in the claim application and then effect the approvals for the transfer of the money to your nominated bank account, 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 willingness to assist in this transaction. I will use my position 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 successful!
ly without trace even in future. After the transfer of the money we shall share the money 60-40,that is I will have 60% while you will have 40%. I await your urgent response to this mail.Reply to my Private E-mail:gordonbrennan2003@fastmail.cn. Remain blessed, MR.GORDON BRENNAN. SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED,UK(London Branch) Private Email:gordonbrennan2003@fastmail.cn.



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