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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: "Mr Cheung Pui" <atese2011@ceap.g12.br>
Reply-To: cheungpuihk90@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:46:01 -0300
Subject: Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Dear Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself.I am Mr Cheung Pui director of operations
of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd HongKong.I have an obscured business suggestion for
you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi Basem who was with
the Iraqi forces and also businessman, made a numbered fixed deposit for 18
calendar months, with a value of( 24.5 million, Twenty four million, Five
Hundred thousand British Pounds ) only in my branch.Upon maturity several
notices was sent to him, even during the war which began in 2003. Again after
the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We
later found out that the General along with his wife and only daughter had
been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home. After further
investigation it was also discovered that Major Fadi Basem 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,( 24.5 million, Twenty four
million, Five Hundred thousand British Pounds ) 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 laws of my country at the expiration 10 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 Major Fadi Basem so
that you will be able to receive his funds.

MODALITIES:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the necessary
document that will back you up as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem, all
that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your
Full Names so that the attorney can commence his job. After you have been
made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill in for claims on your
behalf and secure the necessary approval and of probate in your favour for
the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.There is no
risk involved at all in this 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
then share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you. Should you be interested
please send me your, 1,Full names,2,private phone number,3,current
residential address, your age. And I will prefer you reach me on my private
email address below: ( cheungpuihk90@gmail.com ) and finally after that I
shall provide you with more details of this operation and it is going to be
successful.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Regards,
Mr Cheung Pui.

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