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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: "Mr Hu Wong" <jiyizere@bk.rw>
Reply-To: huwo99@live.com
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:10:10 +0300
Subject:




--
Good day,

I am a transfer supervisor,
operations in investment section in Bank of
China Ltd,Hong Kong.I have a obscured
business suggestion for you.

Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client
General Mohammed Jassim Ali who was with the
Iraqi forces and also business man made a
numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar
months,with a value of Nineteen millions
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars
only in my branch.

Upon maturity several notice was sent to
him,Again after the war,another
notification was sent and still no response
came from him.We later find out that the
general and his family had been killed
during the war in bomb blast that hit their
home.

After further investigation it was also
discovered that General Mohammed Jassim Ali
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,Nineteen millions Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars 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 to the laws of my country
at the expiration 5 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 General Mohammed
Jassim Ali so that you will be able to
receive his funds.

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 60% for me, 40% for you.

If interested send your response to my
personal email address:huwo99@live.com

Regards
Hu Wong



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