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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "frank chong" <frankchonglee1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frankchonglee@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:59:13 +0100
Subject: Dera, Sir / Madam,

DAH SING BANK LTD.
19 DES VOEUX RD. CENTRAL HONG KONG,
HONK KONG.


Dera, Sir / Madam,



I am Mr.Frank Chong Lee,Senior credit officer of the Dah Sing Bank Ltd.I
have a concealed business proposal for you.After the United State and Iraqi
war,our client Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah who was the deputy governor of
Baghdad in Iraq and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 12
calendar months, with a value of Fourteen Millions United State Dollars
only,in my branch.Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even after
the war late this year. Again after the war another notification was sent
and still no response came from him. I later find out that the Governor has
been assassinated in Baghdad.


The websites below is a verification of the news about his death:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979

After my further investigation it was also discovered that Hatem Kamil Abdul
Fatah 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.

Meanwhile,With my investigation and the verification i have made,I was to
understand that no staff of the Bank knows that Mr.Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah
has no Next Of Kin to Claim the Fund and no one will ever come forward to
claim it.What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country
Banking Sector,at the expiration three years the funds will revert to the
ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

However,I am contacting you as a Foreigner to Present you to my Bank,as
the Next of Kin to Mr.Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah for the Claim of his Fund.To
Facilitate,I want you to know that I have perfected all arrangement to
Transfer this Fund out of my Bank and every modalities have been worked out
for a successful Transfer.I have possession to the Fund but as i Civil
Servant i cannot Operate a Foreign Account and a Need a foreigner to Present
to Receive the Fund as a Next of Kin to Mr.Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah,that is
why,i need your assistance.Be assured that every Legal Documents,to Back you
up for the Claim,will be provided,for a successful Claim.


Please endeavor to observe utmost Confidential in all matters concerning
this DEAL(Transaction).Mode of sharing in the ratio of 60% for me and 40%
for you.If it Interest you,please send me your full particulars including
your private phone for easy communication and I will provide you with more
details of this transaction,aswell as my particulars.Note,This Transaction
is obsolutely Risk Free,as long as absolute confidential is
maintained.Note,I am in still in active service,as a Staff of Dah Sing Bank
Ltd.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Yours sincerely,

Mr.Frank Chong Lee.
For: DAH SING BANK LTD.

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