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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: info@onda.com.br
Reply-To: arthuyeunarthur@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 02:39:17 +0800
Subject: Business Proposal Request

Greetings

I apologize if the content of my email or method of approach is contrary to your moral ethics, but I had to reach you through this medium. Let me start by introducing myself to you once again. I'm Eddie Yue, Executive Director, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). I have a Business worth $47.1M for you to handle with me. I need you to assist me in executing this Project from Hong Kong to your country. I want you to understand that during my bank end of year audit 2010, there was a board decision that all unclaimed fund concerning Inheritance should be declared bad claims to enable the bank relocate itself against accumulated debts. In the course of my responsibility, I discovered $47.1M USD left unclaimed by a deceased customer since September 2005. Every exploration I made showed there is no registered beneficiary to this fund. All I need now is someone outside Hong Kong who can associate with me to claim this money, this was why I contacted you, because it would have been my pleasure to have this money to myself or ask any of my family member to conclude this with me, due to the fact that it can not work out this way. I had to search for someone competent to execute this with me without putting my job in a peril state. I want you to know all phase of this transaction must be done in a legal means that would keep us far from trouble. I have access to every document that would register you as the beneficiary of the fund. My anticipated percentages for sharing shall be fair enough 50% for me, 45% for you and 5% to take care of expenditures. I await your feedback so I can furnish you with the necessary documents to get started.

Regards

Yue E

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