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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • zhanzhihong_zhanzhi@hotmail.com
  • zhanzhihong_zhanzhi@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HONG ZHANZHI" <hongzhanzhi@hangsengbankcentral.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:33:11 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE


Hang Seng Bank
83 Des Voeux Road
Central Hong-Kong
Hong-Kong.
www.hangseng.com

I am Mr. Zhanzhi Hong, credit officer of Hang Seng Bank China. I have an
urgent and very confidential business Proposition for you. I honestly
apologize and hope I do not cause you
much embarrassment by contacting you through this means for a transaction of
this magnitude. Furthermore due to this issue on my hands n ow, it became
necessary for me to seek your
assistance, and it is imperative for me to know your opinion. On April 21
2002, a then Iraqi Oil consultant/contractor and ( Retired major of the
Iraqi special elite force ) with the Iraqi Solid Minerals Corporation Mr.
Fadi Bassem who made a (Fixed)Deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at US$ 9,000,000.00 (NINE MILLION DOLLARS) in my branch

Mr. Fadi Bassem died from an ambush on his way to the office directly in
front of a very popular mosque just at the start of the historic election
which was suppose to take six weeks, on further investigation, I found out
that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin
was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Hatem Kamil
Abdul Fatah did not declare any Kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$9,000,000.00 is still sitting in my
Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. I would
love us to retrieve these funds before the corrupt governments get both
here in Hong Kong and over there in Baghdad. He was killed along with his
family and until his death he had 4 kids whom were also killed along with
his body-guard .

According to Laws of Hong Kong, at the expiration of 4(Four) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul
Fattah. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full
names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and authorization
of the WILL and to obtain
the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor
for the transfer.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of
65% for me and 30% for you and 5% for Expenses Incurred in the course of the
transaction.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the attorney and with my position as the credit officer guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction. If you are
Interested, please reply immediately. You may reply to my email box,
zhanzhihong_zhanzhi@hotmail.com or zhanzhihong_zhanzhi@yahoo.com.hk

Upon your response.

I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will
help you understand the
transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for
easy communication. You Should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in
your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks and regards.
Mr. Zhanzhi Hong.

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