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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 Chen Jiang" <managerchen_jiang0774@w.cn>
Reply-To: managerchen_jiang0074@w.cn
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:06:44 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Chen Jiang, Bank Manager of a Bank in China.I have urgent and
very confidential business proposition for you.

On November 6, 2004, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese
Solid Minerals Corporation, Made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United
States Dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that he died
from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he
died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$30,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Republic
of China, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Chinese Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to the man so that the fruits of this old
man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials.This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full
names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary
documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and authorization
of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.A bank account in
any part of the world that you will
provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us
to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 50% for you.There is no risk at
all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you
are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address :
managerchen_jiang0074@w.cn

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please
send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that
this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address : managerchen_jiang0074@w.cn

Thanks and regards.
Chen Jiang.

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