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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: "Asia Commercial Bank" <andrew_lee0007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: andrewleea@excite.com
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:28:12 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

Dear,
 
My name is Andrew Lee. The Regional Manger of Asia Commercial Bank now renamed( Public Bank Hong Kong Limited) I got your contact information from the recent annual banking conference held here in Honk Kong. I have packaged a financial transaction that will be of mutual  benefit to  both of us.As the Regional manager of the bank, it is my duty to send our annual financial reports to my head office Hong Kong.
 
During the annual auditing of our financial report i discovered an abandoned sum of US$(65,500.000.00)  Sixty Five Million five Hundred Thousand US Dollars  in an account that belong to a deceased foreign customers who was a consultant on Top state security and Data trafficking,my head office is not aware of and will never be aware.I have placed this fund in what we call ESCROW Account with no beneficiary.
 
As a Senior Officers i must adhere to the highest standards of honest and ethical conduct at all times in connection with my employment with the Bank. The Bank requires full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports to serve as the basis for it's Bank financial reporting to the stockholders and Board of Directors.This documents must be filed with or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications made by my Bank.
 
In the light of the above I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account.I intend to part 30% of this fund to you as your commission.I do need to assure you that there are practically no risks involved in this since it going to be a BANK TO BANK transfer All I need from you is to claim the money as the original depositor who lodged the fund with my branch. If you accept my request i will appreciate you reach me via Email  andrewleea@excite.com
 
Thanks  for your anticipated co-operation
 
With regards,
Andrew Lee
+852 6720 2304


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