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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: Wang K Mok <wangk@mycv.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 06:08:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.


CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MR. Wang K. Mok
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
Sai Wan Ho Branch,
83, Des Voeux Road,
Hong Kong.
(wang_mok1@yahoo.com.hk) or
(wang_mok11@yahoo.com.hk)
Good Day,
Let me start by introducing myself.I am Mr. WANG
K. MOK 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.
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 to 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:
(wang_mok1@yahoo.com.hk) or
(wang_mok11@yahoo.com.hk) 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. Wang K. Mok.

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