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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: "Ping Zhong"<pingzhongk@live.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:56:05 +0200
Subject: EXCESS IMPORT DUTY REFUND PAYMENT

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA
SHAOXING CHENGXI
SUB-BRANCH NO 167 RENMIN WEST ROAD,
SHAOXING ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA
agriculturalbank@sify.com

Good Morning Sir,

REF: EXCESS IMPORT DUTY REFUND PAYMENT

I have severally sent this letter for your perusals many times but the
message keep returning back as unsent message, this has made it
difficult without hearing from you. I do not want to contact any other
person as this is purely legitmate business affair. I am Mr.Tian Ping
Zhong , the officer in charge of foreign exchange with Agricultural
Bank of china sub- main Branch.I have the mandate of the branch
Manager to contact you for this business deal refund of excess export
duty charge by multi-national companies through the account of
shaoxing Wuyang industrial co Ltd. For a better understanding and
explanation, this refund of excess export duty requires your consents
to perfect all the records as the refunds is for every week ranging
from $100,000,$120,000,$150,000 $200,000 and $350,000 .
This export excess duty charge is an excess of export duties charged
by companies for the past (5) years by the customs and Excise Duty
which the bank through the import department have the powers to refund
to companies through swift. These companies are not aware of the
refund of the excess export duty refund payment and refund of the
excess export duty will be perfect for person's or companies outside
Republic of china due to the china communist trade policy company
trade laws, you will now be fronted to have imported from Republic of
china as part of the excess import duties paid by your company to the
export companies in china.Your status of business does not matter.
Your application will be used to get the extracts of the originals
from the department of customs and Excise here in china entry release
import duty documents stating that you are entitled to receive excess
import duty from the Agricultural bank of china from the export
companies from china.The percentage of this refunds will be 60% and
40% ratio. You will have 60% while my officer and I will have 40%.
This is a continous process refund process each week through
Agricultural Bank of china as the refunds of the Import excess duty
runs in million of dollars which has accrued for over five years.On
your acceptance, you will forward an application I will send to you in
your name for a refund of excess import duty charged that is due for
refund to your company through the shaoxing Wuyang industrial co Ltd
through Agricultural BanK of china to any account of your choice. If
your application is receive by the bank for process,the refund of the
excess import duty refund will start by next week foreign exchange
allocation to the account you will nominate.This refund is risk free
and have nothing to do with illegality.
You should send reply through
the mail address agriculturalbank@sify.com
Iam looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,
Tian Ping Zhong

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