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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: "Yong Zheng" <yongzheng-48@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:13:48 -0200
Subject: Hello.


From the Desk of Mr. Yong Zheng
Tel: +852 8127 7562
Email: yongzheng48@hotmail.com

Dear Sir,

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Yong Zheng director of
operations of The Guangdong Development Bank, Hong Kong Branch. I have
an obscured business suggestion for you. l want to highlight you on
the nature of partnership l want from you and the source of the funds,
in 2005 a then serving deputy governor Mr. Shamil Yunis of
Mosul/Nineveh in Middle East who deposited $255m USD acquiring a
property under the state name Mosul in my country Hong Kong but the
real cost of the property was $102m USD from the records and he
immediately requested opening of a saving account with $49.5m USD
while the balance of $103.5m USD remained in the state account as a
banker l know it was a deal siphoning of the state funds to his
personal account .

Surprisingly on the 24 Sept 2008 the state requested for the property
documents which was in our volt on sighting the documents the cost of
the property was reflecting $151.5m USD not $102m USD which l know
about and the state asked of the balance in their account $103.5m USD
and closed their account with us because Mr. Shamil Yunis is dead and
he died on the 17th Sept 2008 by an accident of which as the account
officer l was aware of the $49.5m USD deposited in his saving account
and nobody from this country is aware of, now this is the funds we are
going to partner together to pull out to the account of your choice.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Shamil
Yunis 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 Forty-Nine millions Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever
come forward to claim it.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as
a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Shamil Yunis so that
you will be able to receive the funds and invest it in your country
for the both of us.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE?

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will
prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of
kin to Mr. Shamil Yunis, all that is required from you at this stage
is for you to provide me with your Full Names, current residential
address, date/place of birth, Telephone Number and Fax so that the
attorney can commence his job to prepare the legal documents to place
you as the beneficiary to the funds for us both. Note that these funds
are currently in an escrow account with my Bank, and the terms of
payout stated by the deceased for these funds with my bank are that
payment should be issued via the Fortis bank. After you have been made
the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for claims on your
behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your
favor for the wire of the funds (49.5M) to any nominated bank account
which you would provide.

There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going to
adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the
necessary documents. Please endeavor 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 65% for me, 30% for you and 5% for any expenses to be incurred.
Your details and interest should be sent to me via email;
yongzheng48@hotmail.com and you can reach me directly on telephone
number: +852 8127 7562.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Yong Zheng


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