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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Scotthenry" <Scotthenry@student.fullerton.edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:41:44 -0700
Subject: DEAR FRIEND !!!!!!!


MR. MING YANG
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
83, Des Voeux Road.,
Central HK,
Hong Kong.

(ming.yang_co@strompost.com )
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Ming Yang director ofoperations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured businesss uggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen. Aadel AkgaalBastaan who was with the Iraqi forces and also businessman made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch.Upon maturity several notices was sent to him, even during the war which began in 2003. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later find out that the General along with his wife and only daughter had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home. You can read more about the bombings on After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me
the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one willknow of it.What bothers me most is thataccording to the laws of my country at the expiration of 3 years and 6 months the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan so that you will be able to receive hisfunds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen. Aadel
Akgaal Bastaan, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to
provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can
commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney
will also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary
approval and letter of probate in your favour for the move of the funds
to an account that will be provided by you. There is no risk involved at all in this matter, as we are going adopta legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue. I would appreciate it if you write me through my
personal mail box (ming.yang_co@strompost.com ).

Should you be interested please send me your full names, private
phone/fax and current residential address and finally after that I shall
provide you with more details of this operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,Mr.

Ming Yang.


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