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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. Richard Yat" <richardy@hsbk.com>
Reply-To: richard104@post.cz
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 12:34:09 +0100
Subject: PROPOSAL



FROM: Mr.Richard

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr.Richard director of operations of
the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business suggestion for you.

Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi Basem who was with
the Iraqi
forces and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar
months, with a value of Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand
United State
Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even
during the war. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no
response came from him. We later found out that the Major and his family had
been killed during the war in bomb blast that hit their home. After further
investigation it was also discovered that Major Fadi Basem did not declare any
next of kin in his official papers including the paper 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, Twenty Four million Five
Hundred Thousand
United State Dollar ($24,500,000,) is still lying 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 17years the funds will revert to the
ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody 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 Major Fadi Basem so that you will be
able to receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come
out successful. I will contact my attorney to prepare the necessary document
that will back you up as the next of kin to Major Fadi Basem, 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, the attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and
secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for the move
of the funds to an account that will be provided by you. There is no risk
involved at all in the 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 share in
the ratio
of 65% for me, 30% for you and 5% will be use to pay back any partner
at the end
of the transfer for any money spent in the process of the transfer. Should you
be interested please send me your full names and current residential
address and
I will prefer you to reach me on this email address (richard104@post.cz) which
is my private email address and finally after that I shall provide you
with more
details of this operation.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Mr.Richard.

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