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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 SIONGCO LEE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <siongcol4@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:15:31 +0200
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU !!!


I HAVE IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU HERE.

PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE APOLOGIES IF MY EMAIL DISTURBS YOUR BUSINESS
OR PERSONAL ETHICS.

I WILL FIRST INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU:

MY NAME IS MR MICHAEL LIU, A STAFF IN THE CARD ACCOUNTS
MANAGEMENT SECTION OF A VERY WELL-KNOWN BANK, HERE IN SOUTHERN CHINA.

ONE OF OUR BANK ACCOUNTS HERE HAS BEEN WITH HOLDING A CURRENT BALANCE
OF 16,712,068.00 GBP (SIXTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWELVE
THOUSAND SIXTY EIGHT GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING ONLY) AND THE
CARD ACCOUNT HAD BEEN DRAFTED AS DORMANT.IT WAS LAST OPERATED
(11YRS) AGO.

FROM MY PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS AND CONFIRMATION, THE OWNER OF THIS
SAID BANK ACCOUNT, A FOREIGNER BY NAME, MR.THOMAS HEINZ DIED ON THE
4TH OF JANUARY 2007 IN A BOAT ACCIDENT MISHAP THAT OCCURRED HERE AT
SOUHERN PART OF CHINA.

SINCE THEN, NOBODY HAS DONE ANYTHING AS REGARDS CLAIMING OF THIS
MONEY, AS HE HAS NO TRACES OF FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS ANY KNOWLEDGE AS
TO THE EXISTENCE OF THIS BANK ACCOUNT OR THE FUNDS HERE; AND ALSO
INFORMATION FROM OUR NATIONAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES HERE, STATED THAT
HE WAS ONLY ON A SINGLE ENTRY INTO THE CHINA,AND HAD PROPOSED TO
ESTABLISH A REAL ESTATE FIRM HERE AT CHINA,HENCE THE DEPOSIT
OF THIS VERY FUND HERE AT OUR BANK.

I HAVE CONFIDENTLY DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH SOME OF OUR BANK
OFFICIALS, ALTHOUGH, SOME SHOWED INTEREST, AND SOME REFUSED, BUT ON
THE CONTRARY, WE HAVE AGREED TO FIND A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER TO
DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION. WE THEREFORE PROPOSE TO DO THIS BUSINESS
WITH YOU, AND WE WISH THAT YOU STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO ATTEST
TO THIS FUND, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE FUND AND BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
RELEASED TO YOU AFTER DUE PROCESSES HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED.

THE FUND IS 100% LEGITIMATE AND DOES NOT ORIGINATE FROM DRUG MONEY
LAUNDERING, OR TERRORISM FUND OR ANY OTHER ILLEGAL ACT.

AS SOON AS THE DEAL IS DONE SUCCESSFULLY, YOU WILL TAKE 50% WHILE 50%
COME TO ME AND FEW OF MY COLLEAGUES.

ON YOUR INTEREST, LET US HEAR FROM YOU BY RESPONDING TO THIS EMAIL VIA

MY PRIVATE EMAIL HERE: michaelliu931@gmail.com

THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ACCEPTING TO DO THIS WITH US.

REGARDS,

MR MICHAEL LIU

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