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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: lizz@lizzgeorge.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 12:22:12 +0100 (CET)
Subject: EXCESS EXPORT DUTY REFUND FROM AGRIC BANK OF CHINA==URGENT RESPONSE
NEEDED


Dear sir,
I am Mr. Tian Ping Zhong the officer in charge of foreign exchange with Agricultural Bank of china sub- main Branch.I have the mandate of the branch Manager to contact you for this business deal refund of excess export duty charge by multi- national companies through the account of shaoxing Wuyang industrial co Ltd. For a better understanding and explanation, this refund of excess export duty requires your consents to perfect all the records as the refunds is for every week ranging from $100,000,$120,000, $150,000 $200,000 and $250,000.

This excess export duty refunds are export duties charged by Customs and Excise to companies for the past (5) years which the bank has the power to refund the companies involved.These companies are not aware of the refund of the excess export duty refund payment and refund of the excess export duty will be perfect for person's or companies outside Republic of china due to the china communist trade policy company trade laws, you will now be fronted to have imported from Republic of china as part of the excess import duties paid by your company to the export companies in china.Your status of business does not matter.The finance of the refund will be deducted from the excess duty refund depends on the category of refund as you wish to apply for each week through Agricultural Bank of china.
Your application will be used to get the extracts of the originals from the department of customs and Excise here in china entry release import duty documents stating that you are entitled to receive excess import duty from the Agricultural bank of china from the export companies from china.The percentage of this refunds will be 60% and 40% ratio. You will have 60% while my officer and I will have 40%.

This is a continueous refund process each week as the refunds of the Import excess duty runs in millions of dollars which has accrued for five years.
On your acceptance, you will forward an application I will send to
you in your name for a refund of excess import duty charged that is due for refund to your company through the shaoxing Wuyang industrial co Ltd through Agricultural Bank of China to a Non- Resident domicillary Dollar account of your choice. If your application is receive by the bank for process, the refund of the excess import duty refund will start by next week foreign exchange allocation to the account you will nominate.

This refund is risk free and have nothing to do with illegality and this is more reason why I take time to explain as you should know more about communist trade law in china briefly for your understanding as to apply for this refund.
Iam looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,

Mr. Tian Ping zhong
N.B
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO agriculturalbankofchina@fastermail.com

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