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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • jesliechui@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM: MR.JESLIE CHUI " <chuijeslie@live.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:57:30 -0200
Subject: Good Day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FROM: MR.JESLIE CHUI
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
SUNSHINE CITY BRANCH,
Shop 16, Block C&D,
Sunshine City, Ma On Shan
New Territories, Hong Kong.
(Email:) chuijeslie@live.com

Good Day,

It is understandable that you might be a little bit apprehensive because
you do not know me but I have a lucrative business proposal of mutual
interest to share with you. Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr.
Jeslie Chui, Senior Treasury Manager of Bank of China (Hong Kong), Sunshine
City Branch, Shop 16, Blocks C & D, Sunshine City, Ma On Shan, New
Territories, Hong Kong. I have a Business suggestion for you.

In October, 2002, my late client Ghazi Musa Hassan, an Iraqi Crude oil
merchant made a numbered fixed deposit of Ten million Eight Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars (US$10,800,000.00) only in my branch. Upon maturity
several notice was sent to him, even during the war (U.S and Iraqi war),
Five years ago (2003). Again after the war another notification was sent and
still no response came from him. We later found out that Ghazi Musa Hassan,
and his family had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit his
home at Mukaradeeb where his personal oil well was:
http://www.iraqmemorialwall.org/iraqicasualties.html

After further investigation it was also discovered that Ghazi Musa Hassan
did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper
work of his bank deposit and he also confided in me the last time he was in
my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Ten
million Eighth Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my
bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is
that according to the laws of my country at the expiration six {6} years the
funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is
that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Ghazi
Musa Hassan so that you will be able to receive his funds.

MODALITIES:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the necessary
document that will back you up as the next of kin to Ghazi Musa Hassan, all
that is required from you is to provide me with your Full Names and Address
so that the attorney can commence his job. After you have been made the next
of kin, the attorney will also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure
the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for the movement
of the funds to an account that will be provided by you. We are going to
adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary
documents in your favor.

There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking.
There is no risk involved at all in this matter, I have evaluated the risks
and the only risk I have here is for you refusing to work with me and
alerting my bank. I am the only one who knows of this situation, good
fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you into the center of
relevance in my life. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all
matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your
nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for
you but this can be subjected to further negotiations. I send you this mail
not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences, but I know within
me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never
come easy or on a platter of gold. Please observe this instruction
religiously.

Should you be interested please send me your,

1, Full Names,
2, Private Phone Number,
3, Current Residential Address,

And I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below and
finally after that I shall furnish you with more information’s about this
operation. Your earliest response to this letter through my private email
address: jesliechui@hotmail.com will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Jeslie Chui.

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