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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: "Hang Seng Bank " <wong.pk.chan@accountant.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 05:33:28 -0400
Subject: Understand.


P.K.Wong Chan. Senior Accountant. Hang Seng Bank Ltd. Hong Kong. Good Day, =
Genuine opportunity for both of us. I am P.K.Wong Chan,a senior accountant =
with the Hang Seng Bank and I got your profile while insearch for the right=
person that suits this transaction and can be of asisstance in this transa=
ction of which if you are interested and serious we will be through within =
days. Before the U.S and Iraq war our client Lieutenant-Colonel Omar Hussei=
n who was with the Iraq forces and also businessman, made a numbered fixed =
deposit for 18 calendar months,with a value of Nineteen million Five Hundre=
d Thousand United States Dollars only in my branch.Upon maturity several no=
tices was sent to him, even during the war which began in 2003. Again after=
the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him.=
We later found out that the Colonel along with his wife and only daughter =
had been killed during the war in a suspected car bomb that rocked the Ital=
ian military police headquarters in the southern Iraq city of Nassiriya. ht=
tp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/nov/12/iraq.italy After further investig=
ation it was also discovered that Lieutenant-Colonel Omar Musa Eromo Hussei=
n did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the pape=
r work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was=
at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So now,=
Nineteen million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars is still lyin=
g in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me=
most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration 12years=
the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobo=
dy applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you =
is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Lieut=
enant-Colonel Omar Musa Eromo Hussein so that you will be able to receive h=
is funds. MODALITIES: I want you to know that I have everything planned out=
so that we shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare=
the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Lieuten=
ant-Colonel Omar Musa Eromo Hussein, all that is required from you at this =
stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the=
attorney can commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, t=
he attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the nece=
ssary approval and of probate in your favour for the move of the funds to a=
n account that will be provided by you. There is no risk involved at all in=
this matter, as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney =
will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost=
discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have been =
transferred to your nominated bank account,we shall then share in the ratio=
of 60% for me, 40% for you. Should you be interested please send me your: =
1,Full names, 2,Occupation 3,Private phone number, 4,Current residential ad=
dress, For security reasons reply via my private email:wong.pk.chan@account=
ant.com And finally I shall provide you with more details of this transacti=
on. Your earliest response to this letter is appreciated. A Life time Oppor=
tunity. Kind Regards, P.K.Wong Chan

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