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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: "Po-Fung Chen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pfungchen@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:00:02 +0200
Subject: Greetings

Mr.Po-Fung Chen
Dah Sing Bank
148 Des Voeux Road Central
HONG KONG.

Greetings,

I am Mr.Po-Fung Chen, Chief Executive Officer of Dah Sing Bank, (Hong Kong).

Please kindly condone me for invading your privacy through this medium, I do insist in your confidence in a business transaction which would be of great benefit to both of us if you decide to partake in it with me.

In an open minded manner, I purposefully contact you to negotiate a business transaction which involves the transfer of funds which can be invested in your country and based on reliable information available to me courtesy of internet business index and confirmed by my local chambers of commerce and industry concerning your reputation. Thus I am convinced you would be capable to provide me with a solution to a money transfer transaction of Forty Three Million, Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars. This is to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your assistance to enable me own a property and invest in the stable economy of your country and please do accept my apologies if this mail does not suit your personal or business ethics.

In summary I ask for your partnership in re-profiling beneficiary fund transfer of the total sum of USD $ 43.6 M ,other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to you in due course and for your assistance, you shall receive 35% of the total sum. I will appreciate if you can reply me via email : pofungchen@yahoo.com.hk

Kindly delete this e-mail if it does not suit your personal or business ethics, as I will gladly appreciate.

Kind Regards,
Mr.Po-Fung Chen

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