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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • mr_shingli088@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: shingli001@mchsi.com (mr_shingli088@yahoo.com.hk)
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:08:05 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSACTION!!!

Dear Recipient,

How are you today and business in your country? I am Shing Li, Bank Manager of
bank of Overseas,Taiwan. I would respectfully request that you keep the
contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information
you come by as a result of this mail.
I contacted you independently of our investigation and no one is informed of
this communication. A British Oil contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals
Corporation, Mr.Courtney Steven made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit of
$30,000,000.00 for twelve calendar months and not too long Mr. Courtney Steven
died from an airplane crash. We have launched an investigation into possible
surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and also to claim his estate
but in his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin.

The world of banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who
occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios. I alone have the
deposit details to back you as the next of Kin to enable us transferred the
fund away from my bank. My bank is simply awaiting instructions to release the
deposit to any party that i present as the next of Kin.

Please reply to my private Email: mr_shingli088@yahoo.com.hk
Regards,
Shing Li

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