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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 Vincent Cheung" <vincentcheung1@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: vincentcheung112@googlemail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:44:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GREETINGS




Good Day,

Although, I do not know you in person, I have received your contact via,
personal search while seeking a reliable but obscure individual to assist
me in this pending transaction. It became necessary for me to seek your
assistance as I Want you to Assist me in investing my share of the money
in your Country.

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Vincent Cheung director of
operations of the HSBC BANK Hong Kong. I have an Obscured business
suggestion for you.Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi
Basem who was with the Iraqi forces and also business man 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 early this
year. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no
response came from him. We later find out that the Major and his family
had been killed during the war in bomb blast that hit their home.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Major Fadi Basem
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 millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars 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 to the laws of my country at the
expiration 7 years 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 Major Fadi Basem 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 have contacted an Attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Major Fadi
Basem , all That is required from you at this stage is for you to provide
me with your Full Names, Address and Direct Phone Number 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 the matter as we are going 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. Should you be interested please send me your full
names and current residential address and I will prefers you to reach me
on the email address below () and finally after that I shall provide you
with more details of this transaction.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated. Note that the
sharing rate as soon as this transaction is concluded is 40% for you, 50%
for me and the remaining 10% for any expenses we both incur in the process
of this transaction, If this is okay by you, Contact me only via this my
confidential email box.

Please observe this instruction religiously. Please, again, note I am a
family man; I have a wife and children. I send you this mail not without a
measure of fear as to what the consequences, but I know within me that
nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come
easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my
private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one
accord, send me your response on my email to enable us commence this line
of discussion.

Kind Regards
Mr Vincent Cheung
EMAIL:(vincentcheung112@googlemail.com)

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