419 scam: "Mr Vincent Chen" <vincentcheng@xnmsn.cn> (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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Vincent Chen" <vincentcheng@xnmsn.cn>
Reply-To: vincentcheng0011HK@xnmsn.cn
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:48:07 +0200 (EET)
Subject:

Hello...

I am Mr. Vincent Cheng Hoi Chuen, GBS, JP Chairman of the Hong Kong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.; I have a sensitive, confidential
brief from Hong Kong and I am asking for your partnership in re- profiling
funds.

What I require from you is your honest co-operation and I guarantee that
this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I
from any breach of the law. Please accept my apologies, keep my confidence
and disregard this email if you do not appreciate this proposition I have
offered you.

All confirmable documents to back up this fund shall be made available to
you, as soon as I receive your reply via vincentcheng0011HK@xnmsn.cn

I shall let you know what is required of you.

Regards from,
Mr Vincent Chen

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