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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.CHEONG HOW WENG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chonghowweng@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:21:32 -0300
Subject: Attn:Beneficiary.

MR.CHEONG HOW WENG
14 The Av, Southampton, SO17 1XF
United Kingdom
Reply to my Email: chonghowweng@yahoo.com.hk


Attn:Beneficiary,

I am MR.CHEONG HOW WENG and i work with leading banks here in Asia and also a
member of the ASIA AND EUROPE BANKERS ASSOCIATION.(ABA) I am currently in Europe
.I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition although,this
medium(Internet)has been greatly abused,I choose to reach you through it because
it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of
communication.However,this Correspondence is unofficial and private, and it
should be treated as such.I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax or
Scam mail and I urge you to treat it with the seriousness it deserves.


I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think of
I am MR.CHEONG HOW WENG,(Golden Sun Securities Co., Ltd.)My office monitors and
controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions here Asia concerned
with foreign claim payments.My office has the final signatory to any transfer or
remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international
levels in line with foreign claim settlement.


I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated
accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts,
unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. As it is my duty to recommend the
transfer of these surplus funds to the Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts
as unclaimed deposits,I have the opportunity to write you based on the
instructions received two days ago from the Foreign Debts Reconciliation Dept to
submit the List of payment reports/expenditures and audited reports of
revenues.Among several others,I have decided to present you as the Next of
Kin/Will Beneficiary to an overdue inheritance sum of US$38,600,000.00 (Thirty
Eight Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) belonging to our Late
Client an America .


Following my idea that we can have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this
legally with your name as the bonafide beneficiary of the amount in question by
employing the service of an accredited attorney, who will handle all the legal
documentations and lay claims through his legal authority on your behalf.Listen
50% of this money will be for you,in respect to the provision of a foreign
account and 50% would be for me as have planned to come to your Country as soon
as the transfer is completed.


My Conditions:

1) The sum of only will be transfer into your account after the processing of
all relevant legal documents with your name as the bonfiden beneficiary,the
transfer will be made by telegraphic Transfer(T/T),conformable in 7 working days.


2)This deal must be kept secret forever,and all correspondence will be strictly
by email/telephone, for security purposes.


3)There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your fund
release are caused by your agents or representative.


If you Agree with my conditions, Kindly send the Below information

Complete first and Last names
Complete Address
Phone and Fax Numbers
Date of Birth
Occupation
Marital Status

i will advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will commence
without delay .I hope you don't reject this offer and have this fund transferred.

Waiting for your reply soon.

Yours Faithfully,
MR.CHEONG HOW WENG

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