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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 Shung Edwin" <info@mail.com.hk>
Reply-To: mrshunge@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 06:57:59 -0200
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE

Hello Friend,

I am Mr. Shung Hin Hui Edwin a manager on investor relations in Standard
Chartered Bank, Hong Kong. I have a business suggestion for you.

In February 2005 our customer Yashua Mageed Hedaya who was a politician and
also business man made a numbered cash lodgement for 24 months, with a value
of Fifteen millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my
branch.

We have sent him several letters and emails before and after the maturity. We
later find out that the politician was killed as he was living is political
party meeting in late 2006.

On investigation it was revealed that Yashua Mageed Hedaya 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 lodgement in my bank. So, Fifteen 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 of six 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 Yashua Mageed Hedaya so that you
will be able to receive his funds.

Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this
issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account
we shall share in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you, If interested please
contact me.

I Greet,
Shung Hin Hui Edwin.

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