419 scam: "Li Song" <mailto.songli@yahoo.com.hk> (no subject)

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Li Song" <mailto.songli@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: mr.songli017@live.hk
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 01:50:38 -0600 (CST)
Subject:

Mr.Song Li
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
Sai Wan Ho Branch,
83, Des Voeux Road,
Hong Kong.
1/02/2010

Good Day,

Please kindly accept my apology for sending you this email without your
consent. I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the
fact that I sourced your profile from the peoples search database on the
web during my descret search for a foreign partner whom can assist me in
taking this business to it success. Though, I do not know to what extent
you are familiar with events. I have a proposal for you.This however is
not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor against your
will, but I hope you will read on and consider the value I offer.

My name is Mr. Song Li, I am the credit officer in Hang Seng Bank, Hong
Kong. I have a business proposal in the tune of $65.5m to be transferred
to an offshore account with your assistace if willing.

After the successful transfer, we shall share in ratio of 30% for you and
70% for me. Should you be interested, please respond to my letter
immediately, so we can commence all arrangements and I will give you more
information on the project and how we would handle it.

You can contact me on my private email:( lisongprivate147@hotmail.com.hk )
and send me the following information for documentation purpose:

FULL NAMES:
CURRENTADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
TEL:
FAX:
MOBILE:
EMAIL:

I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards,
Mr. Song Li.

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