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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: "Dr Raymond Kuo Fung Chien" <drraymond@9.cn>
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:37:25 -0700
Subject: REPLY ME !!

Dear Friend,

I am Dr Raymond Kuo Fung CHIEN Executive Director and Chief
Financial Officer of the operations of the Hang Seng Bank
Ltd.
Befor the U.S and Iraqi war our client Mr.Fayez A Mohammed a
business merchant made a fixed deposit of USD30 Million for
2Yrs where i was the only one that knew about his deposits.

Upon maturity during the war in 2003,Fayez,his wife and only
daugther died in a bomb blast that hits His Resident.
Investigations showed that he didnt declear any next of
kin.As a foreigner,I want you to stand as the next of kin to
claim the fund because soon the fund will be claimed by my
government if no one comes for it.

I have an attorney that will prepare all the documents to
back you up as the next of kin to Mr.Fayez A.Mohammed.Plz
let me know your willingness so that i can provide you with
more details of this transaction.

contact me on email: drfungch@9.cn


1. Full name and Age

2. Occupation

3. Private/office phone number

4. Current residential address

Kind Regards,
Dr Raymond Kuo Fung CHIEN.

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