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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: "Chu Frederic" <fchu02@postafiok.hu>
Reply-To: mrfredericchu11@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:35:17 +0100
Subject: INTRODUCTION LETTER: SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK


INTRODUCTION LETTER: SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK
Mr. Frederic Chu
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: fredchu11@indiatimes.com

I am Mr. Frederic 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.

Yours Truly,

Mr. Frederic Chu
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: fredchu11@indiatimes.com

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