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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.
- tangsan89@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "san" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tangsan89@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:38:36 -0800
Subject: Confidential
Confidential
My position as a principal director in Asian Pacific Regional Clearing
House has made me to have access to files and products that can help you
if you are in one way or the other interested in South East Asia business
connections.
In April 2006, Lu Yunpeng, a multimillionaire and president of Henan-based
Yunpeng Cultural Development Co Ltd China moved some cash through our
clearing house system from Europe . The fund arrived in South East Asia
during the time Lu Yunpeng was been tried for murder in China . As his
account officer he instructed that I should put a hold on the fund that
was supposed to go to China pending on the outcome of his trial.
In May 2006 he was sentenced to death and the fund remained unclaimed till
date. As his account officer I was aware that nobody knows about this fund
movement except his cousin who was also sentenced to death with him.
Please see: http://en.ce.cn/National/Local/200605/18/t20060518_7005764.shtml
I want to utilize this opportunity and make use of this fund. I want to
work with you on it. The amount involved is in millions and I will tell
you the exact figure when I hear from you.
Please reply back(tangsan89@yahoo.com) and lets benefit from this golden
opportunity. You are my first contact. I shall wait three days and if I do
not hear from you, I shall look for another person.
Sincerely,
Mr chim thong
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