419 scam: Mrs Chang Hoa <mrs.chang.hoa100@gmail.com> PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP VERY URGENT.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Chang Hoa <mrs.chang.hoa100@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.chang.hoa200@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:55:07 +0530 (IST)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP VERY URGENT.

Dear Friend, I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came across your email contact from my personal search and I decided to reveal this life time secret to you as i prayed hard before i sent you this email. I believe that you will be honest and sincere to fulfill my final wish before I will die. I am Mrs.Chang Hoa from (Lhasa) China, but based in Burkina Faso,West-Africa since eight years ago as a business woman dealing with gold exportation,I am 58 years old now suffering from a long time cancer of breast.From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised me that i may not live beyond the next One month,this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage i have only one daughter age of 16years old. My husband died in a fatal motor accident some years back,since his death i decided not to re- marry because of my bad health.Before the death of my husband, he deposited all
the total of $5,760,000 million dollar with 85kilograms of Glod with a security company here in Burkina Faso, presently. I want you to assist me in other to claim the two trunk boxes with the security company which one contain the sum of Five Million Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand United States Dollars and the other one contain 85kilograms of Gold as my husband Foreign Business partner, after you have received the two trunck boxes in your country, you will then adopt my only daughter to your country for continuation of her education and invest the rest of the money on my only daughters name.I believe you are in a better position for that. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security company here in Burkina Faso.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here in. If you are interested reply immediately with your full personal datas: NAME...........................................
AGE........................................................
SEX......................................................
COUNTRY.............................................
OCCUPATION..........................................
PHONE NUMBER........................................ Hope to hear from you soonest. Mrs.Chang Hoa

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