419 scam: "Mr Song Lile" <songli43@gmail.com> URGENT: Your Response Needed To Act

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Song Lile" <songli43@gmail.com>
Reply-To: songlile319@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 14:54:04 +0800
Subject: URGENT: Your Response Needed To Act

Good Day,

I believe you are a highly respected personality,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 you.
My name is Mr. Song Lile, I am the credit officer in Hang Seng Bank, Hong
Kong. I have a business proposal in tune of 19.5m usd to be transferred
to an offshore account which will be opened with your assistace if willing.

After the successful transfer, we shall share in an agreed ratio.I will
notify you on the full transaction on
receipt of your response and how we would handle it so we can commence all
arrangements. And also there is no risk involve as it will pass through
international banking laws and all documents related to this transaction will
be sent to you by post for your perusal and trust.

You can contact me by email:( songlile@asus.hk )
and send me the following information for documentation purpose:

1. Full names:
2. Private phone number:
3. Current residential address:

Your earliest response will be appreciated

Kind Regards,
Mr. Song Lile
Skype: songli954

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam