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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: "David Green" <npa@representative.com>
Reply-To: <davidgreen@contractor.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:48:43 +0200
Subject: I await your response

To whom it may concern
Please get back to me immediately via this email address ::davidgreen@contractor.net



I am David Green, working with Chase manhattan Bank, United Kingdom. I am contacting you with regards the estate of Mr Jonathan Chen who is a resident in United Kingdom and has an investment placed in our bank 5 years ago.It is important you keep the contents of this email confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by . I am contacting you independently.In 2003, the subject matter; Jonathan Chen arrived at our bank, Chase manhattan Bank, United Kingdom to engage in business discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of $38.5 million United States dollars, which he wished to have us invest on his behalf. This money was invested around various opportunities and attractive profit margins were made during our first months of operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at over $3.8 million United States Dollars. In mid 2006, he instructed that the principal sum ($38.5M) be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent



What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file, you will be made the beneficiary of these funds. My bank will contact you informing you that money has been willed to you. On verification, which will be the details I make available to my bank, my bank will instruct Winglung Bank to make payments to you. Do not worry,you do not need to know the deceased Mr Chen. For all your troubles I propose that we split the money three ways. In the banking circle this happens every time. I hold the KEY to these fund, we see so much cash and funds being re-assigned daily. I would want us to keep communication for now strictly by email. Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you this email without a measure of fear as to the consequence but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. If we can be of one accord, we should act swiftly on this. Please get back to me immediately via this email ad



I await your response
David Green
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