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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: "Mr. Chen Guan" <chen@guan.com>
Reply-To: regan5@tsamail.co.za
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:05:52 +0100
Subject: Mutual Business Proposal For You...!!



FROM: MR.CHEN GUAN
Bank of China (Hongkong)
Eastern Commercial Centre,
393-407 Hennessy Road,
Wan Chai,
Hong Kong.

Dear Friend,

Thank you for your response and I appreciate your interest in this
transaction.
Before we go fully into this business let me start by introducing
myself to you fully. I am Mr. Chen Guan, Foreign Operations Manager of
the Bank of China (

Hong Kong ). I have a business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen Zaiki Taha Abdel who was
with the Iraqi forces and also a businessman made a numbered fixed
deposit for 12

calendar months, with a value of Seventeen Million Three Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars only into an account with my branch.
Upon maturity several

notice was sent to him, even during the war. Again after the war
another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We
later found out that

the Gen Zaiki Taha Abdel and his family had been killed during the war
in bomb blast that hit their home. After further investigation it was
also discovered

that Gen Zaiki Taha Abdel 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, Seventeen Million Three Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars

(US$17,300,000.00) is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come
forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the
laws of my country

at the expiration 7years 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 Zaiki Taha Abdel so that you will be able to
receive his funds.

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 will contact my attorney to prepare the
necessary document

that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen Zaiki Taha Abdel, 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 file in for claims
on your behalf and

secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor 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 to adopt a legalized
method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents.
Please endeavor to

observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once
the fund have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall
share in the

ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you. Should you be interested please send
me your full names and current residential address and I will prefer
you to reach me

on this email address(chenguanhk@live.com) which is my private email
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. Chen Guan.

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