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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: wangqin_hsb13.hk@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 14:50:14 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?BUSINESS=20PROPOSAL?=

Business (Very urgent and confidential)
FROM DESK OF WANG QIN
MR. WANG QIN
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD. BRANCH,
CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONK KONG.

Good Day,

Compliment of the day,Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Wang
Qin credit officer of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd in Hong kong. I have a concealed
business suggestion for you. I got your contact information from a reputable
somebody that work with the chambers of commerce here in my country during
my search for a reliable person that can help me in keeping this funds.

Before the U.S and Iraqi war, our client General. Ibrahim Moussa who was
with the Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit
for 18 calendar months, with a value of ($20.5 M)Twenty million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several
notice were 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 General and his family had been killed during
the war in bomb blast that hit their home.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Ibrahim Moussa
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 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 3 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the HongKong
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. Ibrahim Moussa 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 can
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 Gen.Ibrahim
Moussa, 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
file 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.

Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall
share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you .

If you are interested please send me your private phone and fax numbers
for easy communication and I will provide you with more details of this
operation.

Please, all response should be made to my private email address:wangqin_1977@yahoo.com.hk

Kind Regards

Mr. Wang Qin








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