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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Edwards"<pedwards008@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:09:22 +0800
Subject: RE:Dear Sir/Madam (VERY URGENT)

Dear Friend and Partner,

Date: 12/07/ 2011

I contact you concerning a deceased customer Aziz Musa Numan (An Iraqi Crude oil merchant), and the investment that he placed under our banks management care.
In June 2001, Aziz Musa Numan invested 18.3 million United States dollars in our private banking division. Based on my advice, we were able to spin the initial deposit with profit and interest to 22.5 million United States dollars arising from the numerous investments on stocks and bonds.

Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even during the war (U.S and Iraqi war), Seven years ago (2003. After series of investigation, I got information that Aziz Musa Numan and his family had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit his home at Mukaradeeb.

Because of the sensitive nature of private banking, most customers want to leave no traces and rarely do they nominate next of kin. Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; our now deceased client died in-testate.
It is quite clear now that our dear client died with no known or identifiable family member. What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration of eight {8} years the funds will revert to the ownership of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank cooperation Ltd, and then to the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds after further five years.

In essence, there is US$22,500,000.00 deposit lying unclaimed that I want you to stand as the next of kin to claim. I will furnish the necessary details to you as the closest surviving relation and instructions to complete this project successfully. Your share will be 30% of the US$22,500,000.00. Please let me know in your next correspondence if the above sharing ratio is okay by you. My email address is pedwards008@gmail.com

I will give you the relevant modus operandi to initiate this process. Do not betray me or my confidence if you are not interested. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide them with new opportunities. I await your response.

Sincerely,

Mr. Peter Edwards (V.P Foreign Investment Unit. HSBC Hongkong)


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