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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. Zhang Jianguo" <chinaconstructionbank@org.hk>
Reply-To: zhangjianguo333@aol.com
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:39:06 -0200
Subject: Compliment of the Season,

Compliment of the Season,

Although you might be apprehensive about my email as we have not met
before. I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner, I
found you listed in the Hong Kong Businessmen Trade Centre Chambers of
Commerce directory here in Hong Kong .Please do accept my sincere
apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics. I am writing
you for the second time since you did not reply to me at first email
sent to you. However, I am contacting you in order to ask for your
assistance on this confidential business proposal with full financial
benefit for both of us.

Before I go into further details, please be informed that I am writing
without any other person(s) pre-knowledge of my contacting you on this
transaction. Therefore I will appreciate same attitude to be
maintained by you all through. My name is Mr. Zhang Jianguo. I work
with the China Construction Bank (Hong Kong Branch). There is a sum of
$18,500,000.00 in my bank China Construction Bank, Hong Kong Branch.
There were no beneficiaries stated concerning this fund which means no
one would ever come to claim it. That is why I ask that we work
together.

I do solicit for your assistance in effecting this transaction. I
intend to give 50% of the total funds as compensation for your
assistance. I will notify you on the full transaction on receipt of
your response if interested, and I shall send you the details and
necessary procedures with which to make the transfer. Should you be
interested? Please send me email to: zhangjianguo333@aol.com with the
following:

1. Full names
2. Private phone number
3. Current residential address and your Profession.

Kind Regards,

Zhang Jianguo
Reply Email: zhangjianguo333@aol.com



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