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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: "mr patrick chan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrpatrick_chan202@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 17:39:54 +0800
Subject: Ich erwarte Ihre Antwort

ACHTUNG

Ich bin Mr. Patrick Chan KW Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer der Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Hongkong.
Ich habe ein lukratives Geschäft Vorschlag von gemeinsamem Interesse mit Ihnen zu teilen, sondern die Übertragung von einer großen
Geld von meiner Bank hier in Hongkong. Ich habe deinen Hinweis in meiner Suche nach jemandem, passend zu meiner
vorgeschlagenen Geschäftsbeziehung. Wenn Sie an einer Zusammenarbeit mit mir Kontakt mit mir durch meine private E-Mail interessiert
ppchan257@yahoo.com.hk für weitere Details.

Ihre erste Reaktion auf dieses Schreiben wird geschätzt.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Mr. Patrick Chan
E-mail: ppchan257@yahoo.com.hk

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