419 scam: "Mr.Jing Lee"<jing01_lee@yahoo.com.hk> Investments Project

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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:
- "30% for you " (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 next of kin scam.
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.
- jing01lee@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Jing Lee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jing01lee@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 18:10:30 -0700
Subject: Investments Project

My name is Mr.Jing Lee, I am a staff of Bank of China, Our late client
named Ghazi Musa Hassan made a fixed deposit amount of $45,300,000, he did
not declare any next of kin in any of his paper work, I want you as a
foreigner to stand as the beneficiary to transfer this funds out of my
bank into your account, after the successful transfer, we shall share in
the ratio of 30% for you and 70% for me.
I want to assure you that all is well planned as we shall do this inline
with all legal and banking requirements. All I need from you is your
willingness, trust and confidentiality so that we can work together to
achieve success. Should you be interested please send me the required
information below.
1, Full names,
2, private phone number,
3, current resident
And I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below: {
jing01lee@yahoo.com.hk

Kind regards,
Mr Jing Lee
Hong Kong

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