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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: Frederick Chu <mrfchu@indiatimes.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:13:25 +0200
Subject: INTRODUCTION LETTER




INTRODUCTION LETTER
Mr. Frederick Chu
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: mrchuf@indiatimes.com [1]

I am Mr. Frederick Chu, do permit me to have introduced myself
briefly, I Am Head of Private Banking, SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK. I
know it may seem Improper to introduce myself this way and more
importantly via mail but I have just considered it faster and safe
means of communication. Do not be amazed by this mail. I am contacting
you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this
transaction. 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.Incident that befall the united state of America, the bank has
made series of efforts to Contact any of the relatives to claim this
money but
without success.

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 thus He left all the documents for the deposit with me. This
is where I am Interested and where I want you to come in. I want you
to come in as the Next of kin of the deceased, I will give you the
relevant documents And contacts to file the claim application and then
effect the Approvals for the transfer of the money, I will be the one
to provide the Vital documents for the claims of the money and then
advise you exactly on how we should handle it, my solicitor will
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. We will use our
positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims. Do
not be bothered that you are not related in any way to Him, as I am in
position to affix your name as the next of kin. The whole Procedures
will last only 7 working days to get the fund Retrieved successfully
without trace even 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.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: mrchuf@indiatimes.com [1]
Yours Truly,
Mr. Frederick Chu

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[1] mailto:mrchuf@indiatimes.com

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