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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: "Fred Chu" <fredchu05@mail.mn>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 04:38:01 -0700
Subject: INTRODUCTION LETTER


INTRODUCTION LETTER

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK

Mr. Frederic Chu,

mrfchu@indiatimes.com



PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: mrfchu@indiatimes.com



I am Mr. Frederic Chu, do permit me to have introduced myself briefly, I Am
Head of Private Banking, SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK. The Management and the
Legal department of our BANK in a recent meeting, Recommended that the
account of Mr. Alexander H. Chiang, who was one of my branch depositors,
should be Declared dormant, confiscated and the depositor's fund sent to the
Bank Treasury. He died in world trade Center as a victim of the September
11,2001, you can confirm through this site

http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=712



Mr. Alexander H. Chiang is an account holder in my branch; he owns a Secret
dollar account with the sum of Thirty Nine Million, Seven Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only. Since his death, no next of kin of the Dollar
account holder nor any relative of his has shown up for the claim, this is
because he has the account as a secret account. I want you to come in as the
Next of kin of the deceased, I will use my solicitor to handle all the legal
Process and perfect the process of the transfer of the money to you.



Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this
mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your
willingness to assist in this transaction. Do not be bothered that you are
not related to Him. The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to
get the fund Retrieved successfully without trace in future. After the
transfer of the money we shall share the money Sixty/Forty. That is I will
have Sixty percent while you will have Forty percent.



Yours Truly,



Mr. Frederic Chu,

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:: mrfchu@indiatimes.com

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