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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: "LOGISTICS COSCO" <cosco1@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: kennybrain.coscologistics7@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:30:04 -0700
Subject: COSCO LOGISTICS CHINA


This is to acknowledge your position as I got your contact through* *your
country directory, don't be embarrassed by our approach without any formal
notice before now, I am convinced sincerely that irrespective of the medium
I am contacting you, we can honestly come to a mutual understanding to
achieve success in this transaction that is risk free, permit me to
introduce myself and my proposal



Let me introduce myself proper, I am Chun Lee Managing Director of COSCO
LOGISTICS CHINA, we are shipping agency. We hereby inform you of one of our
client Mr. Charles Lyndon from USA, who deposited $40 Million in our off
shore account to purchase shares in our Firm, as the minimum sum to purchase
share in our firm is $60 Million, but he deposited $40 Million and was
agreed that he will balance $20 Million after a month, unfortunately it came
to our notice after a year of expectation, that our client Mr. Charles
Lyndon died on a fire accident on the February 04 2004, moreover since he
deposited this fund for purchase of shares in our firm, nobody or rather
relative has come for this fund, I personally as the manager sent a letter
to this address 9872 West Katella Anaheim, CA 92804 he attached to the
agreement he made with us on the shares he want to purchase, but the
confirmation of the letter was that no Mr. Charles Lyndon or relative
residing in the stated address.



Now my dear friend am seeking your honest partnership to enable us present
you as the next of kin to our late client Mr. Charles Lyndon to enable you
inherit this fund of $40 Million as it will benefit both us. As the manager
of this company I appointed the Attorney who precede on the agreement
between us and our late client Mr. Charles Lyndon, moreover be informed that
after all legal process in your names as the next of kin to our late client
Mr. Charles Lyndon, I am empowered as the manger of this firm to sign for
the release of this fund to you as the next of kin, am assuring you that am
in the position to provide you useful information about this fund and I will
appreciate you honest partnership for the success of this transaction..



Moreover be informed that my objective of contacting you as regard to this
fund is to enable me partner with you to establish an *INSURANCE FIRM* in
your country after the funds are released to you. This is an opportunity for
me, if I should let go the fund in our off shore Account, COSCO LOGISTICS
will claim the fund as unallocated revenue or rather any manager taking my
place after my retirement with COSCO will claim this fund as I am winding
down to retirement, am assuring you that you will not be disappointed as you
will comply to my directive, as regard to achieving success in this
transaction.



Please do get back to me, for more information.



Chun Lee.

M.D

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