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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. Swansea Paul" <swanseapaul002@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:23:17 +0100
Subject: Dear Prospective Partner,


--
*Dear Prospective Partner,*
*
*
*I am writing to you on behalf of Mr. Chen Shui-Bian. My name is Swansea
Paul, and I am a top management executive here at the industrial &
Commercial Bank of China (London) Limited. Our Bank website is
http://www.icbcasia.com*
*
*
*My friend Mr. Chen Shui-bian has presented a subtle offer which will need
the help of a partner like you to complete successfully. Mr. Chen Shui-bian
is in a difficult situation and he must immediately relocate certain sums
of money out of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China. More so, this must
be done in such a way that it must not be tied to Mr. Chen Shui-bian. The
sum is currently deposited in the name of an existing legal entity. Your
role will be to:*
* 1. Act as the original beneficiary of the funds*
* 2. Receive the funds into a business/private bank account*
* 3. Invest/Manage the funds outside of China*
* 4. Value of funds: $40 Million U.S Dollars*
*
*
*Everything will be done legally to ensure the rights to the funds are
transferred to you. If you agree to partner with Mr. Chen Shui-bian, he
will compensate you with 25% of the total sum. Should you prefer I
re-contact you with more express facts, you can send me your:*
* 1. Full Name*
* 2. Personal Profile*
* 3. Daytime Telephone Number*
*
*
*For Mr. Cheu Shui-bian’s current profile visit this site:*
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8250099.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8250099.stm>
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8233342.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8233342.stm>
*
*
*You can email me at
swanseapaul002@hotmail.co.uk<swanseapaul99@hotmail.co.uk>or call me
for further details, for terms and agreement .
*
*
*
*Sincerely,*
*
*
*Mr. Swansea Paul*
*ICBC (London) Limited*
*36, King Street London EC2V*
*United Kingdom*
*Email:swanseapaul002@hotmail.co.uk* <Email%3Aswanseapaul99@hotmail.co.uk>

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