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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. William Cheung" <willcheungneth@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 22:38:50 -0300
Subject: Business Transaction...

Dear Friend,

My name is William Cheung and i wish to introduce you

to a Business transaction that would be of immense

benefit to both of us. Being a Director/Executor of

WILLS with the Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong, it is

possible that we can make fortune out of our late

client's unclaimed Funds when we cannot help it or

left with no better option. The issue I am presenting

to you is a case of my late client who left his

fortune unwilled. It was most unfortunate that he

died years ago and as the Director/Executor of WILLS,

am now faced with indecision about who to pass the

fortune to. However, I wouldn't want the Funds to be

returned back to Government treasury as unclaimed

Funds or the greedy Directors of my Head Branch will

share the funds among themselves once they finds out

that the fund is unclaimed

I therefore seek for your assistance in presenting

you as the next of Kin to my late client so that you

can inherit the funds worth 24.5 million US Dollars

for our sharing and you will be eligible for 45% of

the funds. As the Director/Executor of WILLS, all

the claims documents shall pass through my desk and i

can ensure you that all the claim documents will be

legally processed by my Attorney and this is 100%

risk free. If you are interested, kindly please get

back to me with your Full Name, Cell Phone and

Residential Address to enable me brief you more on

the Business deal.

Once these information are received, My attorney can

immediately commence with the legal claims of the

funds and like i said, this is 100% risk free

business deal and all i need is your sincerity and

honesty. After you have been made the next of kin, my

attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf

and secure the necessary approval and letter of

probate in your favor for the transfer of the funds

to you. There is no risk involved at all in this deal

as we are going to adopt a legal method and the

attorney will prepare all the necessary documents to

achieve our goal. Please endeavor to keep this

transaction confidential; please do not discuss it

with anybody. I really can't wait till the funds

leave my bank because I have not been able to sleep

nor eat properly for the past days. Attach to this

email is my identity Card for your reference.

Your earliest response to this letter will be

appreciated.

Regards.

William Cheung

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