419 scam: "Hang Seng Bank Limited"<johnchanjp@gmail.com> AN URGENT HONG KONG BANK BUSINESS OFFER

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jonchochan@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hang Seng Bank Limited" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jonchochan@aim.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 18:21:30 +0200
Subject: AN URGENT HONG KONG BANK BUSINESS OFFER

Greetings,

It is understandable that you might be a little bit apprehensive because you do not know me, Please forgive this unusual manner to contact you, but this particular letter/email is of exceptional and very private nature,as by virtue of my vantage position in Hang Seng Bank Ltd -Hong Kong i have a lucrative business proposal of mutual interest to share with you.There is no way for me to know whether I will be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and reach out to you,TRUSTING that you will give this proposal a positive consideration.

I am Mr.Jon Chan a South Korean and one of the Director of Hang Seng Bank Limited here in Hong-Kong.I will need you to assist me in executing a business project from our bank worth US$25.5 Million.These funds were deposited with our bank by a customer of our bank who is a national{citizen} of your country/region,who unfortunately died in the December 2004 Asia Tsunami disaster. I shall furnish you with more information’s about this operation when l receive your reply.

Should you be interested, please send me those information’s

1.Full names,
2.Age
3.Occupation,
4.Private phone number,
5.Current residential address.

Via this email address :- jonchochan@aim.com

Your earliest response to this letter will be highly appreciated.

Kind regards,
Mr.Jon Chan
Hang Seng Bank Limited
Hong Kong.{Asia}
Email:- jonchochan@aim.com

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