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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. Edmund Poon" <ooollliiivvvveeee@outlook.com>
Reply-To: edmundpoon39@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:02:10 -0700
Subject: can i trust you with =?UTF-8?Q?this=3F?=



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MY DEAR GOOD FRIEND,

PLEASE PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MY HUMBLE SELF TO YOU, I'M MR. EDMUND
POON.

I AM THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/MANAGER FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CHINA CITIC BANK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED. I 'M 45YRS OLD, I GOT YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS ON THE INTERNET, AND MY CONFIDENCE REPOSED ON YOU. I HOPE YOU
READ THIS MESSAGE CAREFULLY AND REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY.

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE, BUT I SUGGEST THAT THIS TRANSACTION
WILL BRING US TOGETHER.

MY DEAR, WE HAVE A CUSTOMER, A FOREIGNER BUT BASED HERE IN CHINA, HIS
NAME IS MR. HAMILTON CREEK.

HE IS FROM ATLANTA GEORGIA UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, BUT BASED HERE WITH
HIS WIFE AND HIS TWO CHILDREN, MR. HAMILTON HAS BEING BANKING WITH OUR
BANK FOR THE PAST 4YRS, SOME TIME AUGUST 2003, MR. HAMILTON WAS ON HIS
WAY TO HIS HOUSE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, MR. HAMILTON RAN INTO A TRAILER
LOAD OF GROUNDNUT OIL, AND DIED IMMEDIATELY, THEIR CAR GOT BURNT, NO
SINGLE SOUL WAS SAVED, MR. HAMILTON CREEK AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY WAS
CONFIRMED DEAD.

MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF CHINA CITIC BANK
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED HAS MANDATED AND INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK FOR MR.
HAMILTON CREEK RELATION/RELATIVES AND HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME AND CLAIM
MR. HAMILTON'S FUND, SINCE MARCH, 2003 TILL DATE, I HAVE BEEN LOOKING
FOR MR. HAMILTON CREEK RELATION'S AND RELATIVES/NEXT OF KIN TO COME AND
CLAIM MR. HAMILTON'S FUND WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH OUR BANK, I HAVE
CONTACTED HIS EMBASSY AND AFTER 3DAYS, HIS AMBASSADOR TOLD ME THAT MR.
HAMILTON CREEK HAS NO RELATION AND NO NEXT OF KIN, THEIR AMBASSADOR TOLD
ME THAT MR. HAMILTON USED HIS FIRST SON AS HIS NEXT OF KIN, BUT IT IS
QUITE UNFORTUNATE THAT MR. HAMILTON CREEK DIED WITH ALL HIS FAMILY
MEMBERS.

THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU IS THUS, MR. HAMILTON IS DEAD, AND HIS
ONLY SON WHOM SUPPOSED TO INHERIT HIS PROPERTIES AND MONEY ALSO DIED
WITH HIM. AS AT THIS MOMENT, NOBODY OR PERSON[S] IS COMING TO CLAIM THIS
MONEY FROM OUR BANK.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT OF OUR BANK HAS TOLD ME THAT IF
NOBODY OR PERSON[S] APPLY FOR THE CLAIM OF MR. HAMILTON FUND, THE BANK
WILL RETURN MR. HAMILTON'S FUND INTO OUR FEDERAL RESERVE.
IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE, I WANT YOU TO STAND AS THE RELATION/RELATIVE
OF LATE MR. HAMILTON CREEK.

I WANT YOU TO ACT AS THE HAMILTON'S RELATION, SO THAT YOU WILL INHERIT
MR. HAMILTON CREEK MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH OUR BANK, IT MIGHT
INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT MR. HAMILTON HAS A DOMICILIARY BANK ACCOUNT
WITH OUR BANK AND HE HAS A TOTAL SUM OF US$9.2M NINE MILLION TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS, THIS IS THE EXACT AMOUNT WHICH LATE MR. HAMILTON CREEK HAS IN
HIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT, AND THIS MONEY IS STILL IN HIS ACCOUNT AS
UNCLAIMED MONEY.

THIS TRANSACTION IS VERY EASY AND SIMPLE, AND IT IS 100% RISK FREE, I'M
THE MANAGER FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WITH
CHINA CITIC BANK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AND THE MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE BANK ARE WAITING FOR ME TO PROVIDE TO THEM THE RELATION
OR NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR. HAMILTON CREEK, OF WHICH I TOLD THEM THAT I
AM STILL SEARCHING FOR THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.

FINALLY, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED WITH THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL FRONT YOU
TO THE BANK AS THE ONLY NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR. HAMILTON CREEK, AND I
WILL LET THE BANK KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY RIGHT PERSON TO INHERIT
LATE MR. HAMILTON FUNDS AND PROPERTIES.

IF YOU AGREE WITH ME, I WILL PRESENT YOU TO MY BANK AS THE RIGHTFUL
PERSON/NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR. HAMILTON CREEK, AND ALL MR. HAMILTON
CREEK PROPERTIES AND HIS MONEY US$9.2M NINE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT AS MR. HAMILTON CREEK
NEXT OF KIN., IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, JUST EMAIL ME AND LATE MR. HAMILTON
FUNDS WILL BE CREDITED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND ALL HIS PROPERTIES WILL BE
RELEASED TO YOU EITHER THROUGH COURIER SERVICES OR THE BANK WILL CARGO
ALL HIS PROPERTIES TO YOU IN ANY WERE YOU WANT IT.

SO REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU SAY, FEEL FREE TO ASK
ANY QUESTIONS.

WE WILL SHARE LATE MR. HAMILTON CREEK FUNDS 50-50; YOU WILL TAKE 50% OF
THE US$9.2M. WHICH IS US$4.600, 000.00 FOUR MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS, WHILE THE BALANCE OF THE SAME AMOUNT WILL BE MINE.

HOWEVER, YOU ARE TO RECONFIRM TO US THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SO THAT I
WILL AT LEAST HAVE THE PROFILE OF WHO I AM ABOUT ENTRUSTING THIS HUGE
AMOUNT OF MONEY IN HIS CARE.
YOUR FULL NAME: ____

YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS:____

NAME OF CITY OF RESIDENCE:_____

COUNTRY:______

DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:____

MOBILE NUMBER:____

AGE :______

FAX NUMBER:_____

OCCUPATION AND POSITION: ______
NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY......


MOST IMPORTANTLY: A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY
VALID IDENTITY CARD OF YOURS IS NEEDED URGENTLY SO ATTACH IT IN YOUR
NEXT EMAIL TO ME.

I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE, THANKS AND HAVE A NICE
DAY AND
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REPLY TO THE EMAIL BELOW.
FRIENDLY REGARDS,
MR. EDMUND POON

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