419 scam: "MR.CHEN GUAN" <chenguan102@gmail.com> Hello

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us 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)
- "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 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.
- chenguan102@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.CHEN GUAN" <chenguan102@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:12:46 +0000
Subject: Hello

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Hello,

Good day to you and how is your family doing? I am Mr. Chen Guan from the
Bank of China, and I have a sensitive and confidential brief transaction
from China. I am asking for your partnership in re-profiling funds ($17.3
Million US Dollars). Our Client, Gen Zaiki Taha Abdel, a businessman and
also who was with the Iraqi forces, made a fixed deposit, of Seventeen
million Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch, a
number of notices was sent to him, before the war which began in 2003 and
also after the war but no response came from him. We later found out that
the General along with his wife and only daughter had been killed during the
war in a bomb blast that hit their home.

After more inquiry it was also discovered that the late Gen. did not declare
any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank
deposit. What bothers me most is according to the laws of my country at the
expiration of 7 years the funds will be revert to the ownership of the China
Government if nobody comes for the funds, Against this scenery,

I therefore want you to know that I will give more details if interested.
Finally, note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Kindly write me
back on email: chenguan102@gmail.com if interested, I look forward to
hear from you.

Regards,
M r.Chen Guan.
Email: chenguan102@gmail.com

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