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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: James Cheng <Mailjvak@kundenserver.de>
Reply-To: finance@liftinglifefoundation.com
Date: 3 Apr 2023 18:15:57 -0700
Subject: RE; High Investment Opportunity For your Response

请注意,您的联系电子邮件是我的下属从社交 [商业] 外国网络记录注册表中提取的,目的是寻找可能对我即将向您提出的要约感兴趣的商业伙伴。 我是汇丰国际银行国际关系经理 James Cheng。 我处理汇丰银行管理下的高净值个人(外国投资者)的投资组合,并且有超过 200 名这些高净值投资者附属于我的投资组合,他们的资本投资基金由我管理和管理。

我联系您是因为一位已故客户于 2015 年 3 月在马德里高速公路上因车祸身亡,他是我的一位重要客户。 他恰好与你同姓。 在他去世之前,我的客户将(480 万美元)存入了欧洲一家金融机构的金库。 有关此交易的文件表明只能由他的亲戚/家庭成员提出索赔。

由于他没有遗嘱,因此所做的所有努力都没有显示出与他的任何家人有任何联系。 但是,新的欧盟继承/索赔/基金法规定了可以容忍此类索赔的期限。 金融机构已要求我介绍将索取资金的近亲或亲属,如果未能对此最后通牒做出回应,金融机构将合法地允许金融机构将这些资金作为无人认领 340;资金向欧盟中央银行报告(缺乏取代 ).

我和我的同事已经制定了有关资金发放的所有必要要求,我打算将这个机会介绍给作为受益人的您。 请注意,我在法律上拥有与这些资金有关的所有必要信息/文件。 在您决定接受后,我将以 50/50 的比例处理这些资金的发放(您将有权获得上述资金的 50%)。

出于安全原因,我决定不在这封信中包含更多信息,但一旦您回复,我将能够告知您如何得出结论。 我一直希望在我的国家以外进行投资,因此,这是我将我在这些资金中的份额投资到贵国的机会。
总而言之,我希望您能够诚实、合作和保密,以便我们能够完成这笔交易。 我可以向您保证,此过程将在合法安排下执行,该安排将合法地保护您免受任何法律侵害。

由于时差和保密原因,我强烈建议您先通过电子邮件联系:james.cheng@liftinglifefoundation.com

此致,

国际关系经理
汇丰国际银行
詹姆斯·郑

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Please be informed that your contact e-mail was extracted by my subordinate from social [business] foreign network record registry in quest for a business partner who could possibly be interested in the offer I am about to propose to you for consideration.  I am James Cheng, the International Relationships Manager at HSBC International Bank. I handle portfolios of high net-worth individuals (foreign investors) under HSBC management and have over 200 of these high net-worth investors attached to my portfolio whose Capital Investment Funds are being managed and administered by me.

I am contacting you in regards to a deceased client who died in an auto accident on the Madrid Highway in March 2015, he was a prominent client of mine. He happens to share the same last name with you. Before his death, my client deposited (4.8 Million USD) at the vault of a financial institution in Europe. Documentation regarding this transaction indicates that claims can only be made by his relative/family member.

All efforts that were made, revealed no link to any of his family members as he had no will. However, the New EU law of successions/claims/funds indicates a duration in which such claims can be tolerated. The financial institution has mandated me to present the next of kin or a relative who will claim the funds and failure to respond to this ultimatum will legally allow the financial institute to report these funds to the Central Bank of EU as unclaimed funds (Lack of supersede).

I and my colleague have put in place all necessary requirements concerning the release of the funds and it is my intention to introduce this opportunity to you as the beneficiary. Please note that I am legally equipped with all necessary information/documentation concerning these funds. Upon your decision of acceptance, I will process the release of these funds at a 50/50 split (you would be entitled to 50% of the said funds).

For security reasons, I have decided not to include more information into this letter, but as soon you respond, I will be able to inform you on how this could be concluded. It has been my wish to have an investment outside my country so, this is an opportunity for me to invest my share of these funds in your country.
In conclusion, it is my concern to call for your ultimate honesty, co-operation and confidentiality to enable us to conclude this transaction. I can assure you that this process will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will legally protect you from any breech of law.

For time difference and confidential reasons, I strongly advise that you first make contact via Email:  finance@liftinglifefoundation.com

Best Regards,

International Relationships Manager
HSBC International Bank
James Cheng

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