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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 Tan Wong <tanwong@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tanwong0049@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 01:41:36 -0300
Subject:



FROM: Tan Wong
tanwong0047@gmail.com

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Tan Wong director of
operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. 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 millions Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in 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 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 million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollar
($24,500,000,) 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 Major Fadi
Basem so that you will be able to receive his funds.Please get back to
me with the following details If interested to know more and i wil
preffered you write me on this emailaddres(tanwong0047@gmail.com)
which is my private email address and finally after that i shall
provide you with more details of this operation.

1. YOUR NAME:
2. YOUR RESIDENT ADDRESS:
3. YOUR OCCUPATION:
4. YOUR PHONE NUMBER:
5. DATE OF BIRTH:
6. COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:

I await Your Response.

Best Regards,

Tan Wong

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