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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: Zen P Chui <znchui@caramail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 03:47:35 +0100
Subject: from Mr Zen Chui
FROM: Zen P Chui
EMAIL: znchui@caramail.com
Dear Sir,
URGENT BUSINESS RELATION
I am Mr. Zen Chui, an assistant accountant with the Hong Kong Department of Housing in Hong Kong. I
got your contact information on a trade mission with the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office to your
country. I am certain to pay you a personal visit next time I visit Europe. It is an agreement between me
and my chief accountant to contact somebody in this business transaction.
Sometime ago, contracts were awarded to foreign firms by the contract award committee of my
department. All contracts have since been executed, and full contract values have been paid to all
contractors concerned. My colleague (the chief accountant) has discovered a total amount of Six million,
five hundred thousand US Dollars (US$6.5 million) not claimed. This money now belongs to nobody or
firm since all contractors have been paid in full.
We now desire to transfer this money (US$6.5 million) into any foreign account which we expect you to
provide for us. For providing the account where we shall transfer the money into, you will receive 30% of
the money and 70% will be for me and my chief accountant.
It does not matter whether or not you have a company that executes contracts. We have strong and
reliable connections and contacts, and we have no doubt that the full amount will be released if we get
the necessary foreign partner to assist us.
After the successful transfer, I will immediately come over to your country and maybe have our share put
into investment as you may advise us. We shall through our same connections, withdraw all documents
used. The security of this transaction is 100%. There is no risk on both sides. Please keep this
transaction as strictly confidential and please do not discuss this with anybody as it may jeopardize our
chances. Contact me immediately through the above email address whether or not you are interested. If
you are not, it will enable me seek for another partner. Send to me your direct and confidential telephone
number for us to have first hand discussion on the modalities.
I await your prompt response.
Thank you.
Zen P Chui
Housing Authority of Hong Kong.
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