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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: Chan lee liu <alihome@gtbhouse.com>
Reply-To: chanlee900900@zing.vn
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:26:32 +0000
Subject: YOUR FRIEND CHAN LEE



Dear Friend,

I know you will be surprise to read my email I got your contact from your
Country email chambers of commerce Directory, apart from being
surprise you may
be skeptical to reply back to me because based on what is going on in the
internet world one has to be very careful because a lot of scammer are out
there to scam innocent citizen and this has made it very difficult for
people to
believe anything that comes through the internet but this is a different case.

lf you willing to show me your Trust and Honestly i think i will be
able to work
with you. To make this clear to you i will cover the expense from my
side before
the consignment leaves to your country.

I am Lee Chan Liu. An Attorney at law based in Hong Kong, am a solicitor to
Mr Kurt Kahle a German who owned a private business school and also a German
property magnate who died in AF4590 crash since 2000 along side with
his entire
family (with his 37-year-old wife and son Michael).

Please See this site yourself before we proceed,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm


I decided to contact you purely on the personal conviction of trust and
confidence to assist in distributing the funds left behind by my
client. which
I helped him to deposit in a leading Finance Company here in Hong Kong Since
he is no longer alive at the time of depositing the money the finance company
was not aware that the consignment contain money. Being his attorney here, The
finance company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or
beneficiary
to the consignment, otherwise the consignment would be CONFISCATED
since nobody
has come forward to lay claims on the consignment. since his death My
search for
his relative was not successful and My proposition to you is to seek your
consent to present you as a relative/next-of-kin and beneficiary of my client.


So that the consignment can be deliver to you and we can share the
amount on a
mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your
claim as my
client's next-of-kin will be handed by me, All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.


This transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law If this business proposition
offends your
moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you
to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary
confidential,I assure you that this is a risk-free business.A swift
acknowledgement of the receipt of this mail would be appreciated,
while I await
your prompt response.


Please contact me to indicate your interest.


Sincere Regards,


Chan Lee liu. (Attorney at Law)

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