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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.
• 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.
  • mrwanghsiang@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR WANG HSIANG" <wang10001@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:49:01 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Very Urgent: Please Respond Immediately




Greetings,
It is my pleasure to contact you with all due respect as to discuss this
transaction with you; I am Mr. Wang Kuang Hsiang, Director of Operations
and Head Wealth Management Division of Taiwan Business Bank (TBB) Taipei,
Taiwan. I have a business proposal of about $21.5M USD for you from my
bank.
Should you be interested in working with me on this, do indicate your
interest by sending me your contact details.
I would prefer you reach me via my personal email address:

Email: mrwanghsiang@yahoo.com.hk

Once I hear from you, I immediately will provide you with further details
and information on logistics of having these funds moved.

Sincerely,
Mr. Wang Kuang Hsiang

Anti-fraud resources:

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