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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <minghungchenm@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:08:38 +0800
Subject: MORE DETAILS

Dear Friend,

Thanks for responding to my proposal. I am freely giving you full details of this transaction bearing in mind that you will not betray me. The name of the bank I work is Bank of China here in Hong Kong and presently I am the Senior General Manager, Corporate & Investment Banking Division of the bank. You will read more about my bank on this website, http://www.bochk.com.

I will be sending copy of the deposit certificate issued to late Amir Khouri when the fixed deposited contract was made with my bank. All information about the deposit is stated in the certificate. This transaction requires utmost trust and dedication from your end, since you will be receiving the funds as the Next of Kin/ Heir to Amir Khouri and shall be in control of the money, until I come over for my share. Regarding the sharing, I am under the believe that my sharing ratio is accepted to you, 50/50% is a fair deal.

I want you to bear one thing in mind, there is no risk involved in this transaction. It is 100% risk free and secured once you follow my instructions religiously as will be directed and keep everything secret between us. What I have to do is to place your information in my bank system as the Next of Kin to late Amir Khouri and you will apply for the claim through a lawyer here in Hong Kong. You do not have to come down here for the claim; the lawyer will represent you and handle all the documentation involved. As Senior General Manager of my bank, the secret of the bank system is under my palm, placing of your details in the system as the Next of Kin/Heir to late Amir Khouri is an easy work for me to perfect on this end.

There is no risk involved; the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect both of us from any breach of law as stated in my email proposal to you. I am going to introduce you to a good lawyer here in Hong Kong who you shall contact and request for his legal services to represent you for the claim. Once this is done, the lawyer will do all the work and documentation required for the release of the funds to you as the rightful Next of Kin/ Heir to late Amir Khouri. I will present you as a relation to Amir Khouri and the only proof the bank will need is your identification, where your names are written. This is a very smooth operation, with me in the bank it will not last more than 2 weeks and the funds will be released to you. The information I require to commence the process is as follows,

YOUR FULL NAMES:
DATE OF BIRTH:
OCCUPATION:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBERS:
SCAN COPY OF YOUR DRIVERS ID :
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT:

Please not the above informations are the necessary details required to place together all documentation in your name to prove you as the next of kin/beneficiary to the estate.

Once I receive the above mentioned information correctly and concludes with my inside arrangements and changes, I shall send you the contact details of a Lawyer you shall contact for the representation. The lawyer in question is good and specializes in such cases. He is also a registered attorney with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, which is the Authority that will handle the transfer of the funds out of the country to your bank account. As far as my bank is concern, I will be in control. It has been my dream to have my own company and I believe that God has answered my prayers by creating this opportunity. Please, remember to treat this transaction with utmost confidentiality for our own good. I await your urgent response. Thank you and God bless your family. PLEASE TREAT AS TOP SECRET.

I can be reached at +85281934011 anytime.

Sincerely,
Mr.ming hung Chen
Bank of China
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: +85281934011
Fax: +85281760977

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