419 scam: "Paul May"<king@qixinggroup.com> Ref No:GS/121/USA/011

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- llbmchoon@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul May" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paullmay@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 01:20:22 -0700
Subject: Ref No:GS/121/USA/011

Attention Sir/Madam,

We are an independent auditing financial,consultant and risk management firm known as Deloitte located Kuchin Sarawak, Malaysia.We deal with both Local and International financial affairs,auditing,risk management etc for both the Government,private and public personal.We also deal the issues concerning unclaimed fund and assets, including stocks, bonds, dormant savings account, security deposits, inheritance.We also serve as claims agent to Sweepstakes.

We have been appointed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United Nations Authority in Damasara,Malaysia to act on your behalf regarding a notification received from a Safe Deposit Security Company in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.

According to our current records, we were informed that the Safe Deposit Security Company in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, is currently holding, for you, funds valued at Eight-Teen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($18,500,000.00)this money according to the information received came as a result of an unfinished business transaction in the past or a sweepstakes wining.

Due to the International financial Law barriers,you are not allowed to deal directly with the Safe Deposit Security Company without seeking an assistance of a qualified International Financial Consultant Firm here in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia to represent,assist and act on your behalf for the claim of this fund and to also supervise your dealings with the safe deposit security firm. This is the main reason why we have been appointed to act on your behalf on this issue and to assist you to receive your funds.

For your information, our service costs for consulting and management, will be paid by the Government Authorities, as we are a United States Government owned and accredited independent financial consultant.

We assure you that we will give you all the necessary support you require to guarantee a positive result. You have been given 10days from the date on this letter to respond to us. Please, contact the below mentioned immediately for more information, this is the easiest way you can respond to us –

Contact Name:Mr.Lim Beng Choon
Position:International Financial Consultant.
Email address: llbmchoon@gmail.com

We will provide you with further information necessary once you have responded to this letter. We look forward to hearing from you. Please, do quote your reference number in all correspondence. Please, remember to keep this matter private and confidential to avoid breach of security and issue of double claiming.Please endeavor to provide him with below stated information for crosschecking:Is very important.

Your File Ref No:DL/121/MY/USA/011
Full Contact Name
Your Full Current Address,
Occupation:
Direct contact cell Number:
Fax Number:

Regards,

Mr.Paul May
Financial Director

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