419 scam: "MR.EDWIN SHUNG HIN HUI" <info@yahoo.com> RE:

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- shunghinhui.edwin@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.EDWIN SHUNG HIN HUI" <info@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: shunghinhui.edwin@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:42:11 +0700
Subject: RE:

Hello Friend,

I am Mr.Edwin Shung Hin Hui a manager on investor relations in Standard
Chartered Bank, Hong Kong. I have a business suggestion for you.

In February 2005 our customer Yashua Mageed Hedaya who was a politician
and also business man made a numbered cash lodgement for 24 months, with a
value of Fifteen millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only
in my branch.
We have sent him several letters and emails before and after the maturity.
We later find out that the politician was killed as he was living is
political party meeting in late 2006.

On investigation it was revealed that Yashua Mageed Hedaya did not declare
any next of kin in is official papers including the paper work of is bank
deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that
no one except me knew of his lodgement in my bank. So, Fifteen millions
Five 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 to the laws of my country at the expiration of six 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 Yashua Mageed Hedaya so that you
will be able to receive his funds.

Please endeavour 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 60% for me, 40% for you.

If interested send your response to my personal email address:
shunghinhui.edwin@yahoo.com.hk

I Greet,
Edwin Shung Hin Hui.

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