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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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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "peter.twong@foxmail.com" <peter.twong@foxmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:56:15 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?****Gesch=E4ft_44.5M*?=


Hello ,

I know that this email will surprise you, please take the content in good faith. Let me introduce myself, I am Mr Peter Tung Wung, I work with Chong Hing Bank Hong Kong. I have a business proposition for you.

I had a client called Iraqi Mohamed Al Ghanim, a businessman, he made in my branch numbered fixed deposit of 44,500,000.00 dollars. Upon maturity several notice to him ,, sent during the war several years ago. After the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We found out later that Mohamed Al Ghanim and his family had been killed during the war in Gunfire that hit their home in Mukaradeeb where his personal oil business was. After further investigation it was also discovered that Mohamed Al Ghanim did not find any next of kin in his papers including the paper work of his bank deposits to explain. And he confided in me the last time when he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. 44,500,000.00 dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward in order to achieve it. What bothers me is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration 7 years, half a year the funds to the possession of the Chinese government back when no one needs to reach the center. I do not want the Chinese government to claim this money.Be informed that the fact that you are a foreigner, who are you the privilege, as my deceased client beneficiaries. As my client no relationship his entire family had died with him during the war and I can not with my relationship, because it is not accepted here in Hong Kong. Also I am very confident that we will. Be able to trust that is necessary to make this deal and all I need from you is your willingness and commitment, so that we establish complete end in the next one week

What you need to understand about this transaction is that I make sure that it happens in this of all international banking laws regarding I'm going on some of the costs and the cost of retaining the services of professional lawyers to complete the transaction, the correct type documents, which is required to perfect finishing. Nothing will be done illegally.

The below is what you need to understand about this company:

1. Quick to inform that you set up an offshore bank account, which can take the 44,500,000.00 dollars, it is with a bank abroad, that I, to transfer the money to. The reason why you have to set up an offshore account is for security and privacy reasons, I can not transfer the money directly into your country because of the large sum and also. Please be aware that whatever you have in the account opening you shall spend it deduct from the 44,500,000.00 dollars before we share 50/50, secondly, the account will be opened in your name, and you'll be the only one who has access to this have account.

2. I'll be the one, the cost of the lawyer who is also a lot of money that the lawyer will handle bill. I'll also, which will avoid the cost of the transfer and payment of tax from Hong Kong before the funds are eventually transferred to the offshore bank that you must open. Did not you say that to be informed that you need a certain amount of money called opening deposit as its been with the bank abroad are based on the fact that it is an offshore bank account you set up this account, this will However, to activate the account, take the 44,500,000.00 dollars that will be transferred and do not bounce back the money to my bank.

Please note that there is an agreement letter, which will be prepared in the court by the lawyer who will find this letter of our commitment and also that we are both deducted from the 44,500,000.00 dollars our liquidated amount before we will share 50/50. The agreement will be prepared in the competent court and must be signed by us before we enter fully into this deal.

Therefore, if you are willing to work with me on this project, please reply me back through my private email: (ptung4321@yahoo.com.tw)

Immediately your answer I get, I'll tell you what to do next. Thank you very much.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr Peter Wong


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