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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: "Quan Han" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <q.han053@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 05:28:38 -0500
Subject: Re: Happy New Year! ( Business Proposition)

Good Day, Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before making you this New Year offer, I am Mr. Han Quan From the Bank of China, I have a business proposition for you which will bring us a great benefit, It involves an investment portfolio worth(8.370million dollars) in our organization which I like to acquire with your help and assistance. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and you will be compensated adequately according to agreed commissions. please write back for more details. My direct email address is quanhan01@qq.com. Awaiting your response.

Yours sincerely,
Quan Han.
Deputy Head of accounts and Chief Business Officer
Bank of China Beijing Co., Ltd

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