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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: "Ms. Chow K." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hkprojects1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 07:08:19 -0700
Subject: Re: Fund Investment and Management Request - YET REMINDER

Dear Prospective Partner,

We wish to engage you or a company (which you own directly) for a business deal worth over $33 million.

A client of ours  successfully facilitated a multi-billion-dollar oil and gas deal for China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and has earned a facilitator’s commission of $33 million which has already been paid into a Blind-Trustee account.

Although she earned it legally, it is forbidden for her to claim ownership and keep it in China.

Hence, she has now recruited our services to source a well-qualified partner whom she can appoint as an administrator/trustee over this asset. Your role will be to:

[1]. Become the new administrator/trustee.
[2]. Close and relocate sum.

If you are interested, request for more details, terms & conditions.

Sincerely,
Ms. Chow K
for;
Mr. Wang B.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
Hong Kong (SAR)
www.icbc-ltd.com

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