419 scam: "Mr.William Cheung"<cwilcheus@aol.com> MY DEAR FRIEND!!!

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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:
- "international remittance department" (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 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.
- cwilcheu@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.William Cheung" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cwilcheu@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 19:08:13 +0200
Subject: MY DEAR FRIEND!!!

Greeting!

I am Mr.William Cheung, an Executive Director of Hang Seng Bank Ltd Hong Kong Asia,I am in charge of the International Remittance department.I will need you to assist me in executing a business project from our bank worth US$25.5 Million.These funds were deposited with our bank by a customer of our bank who unfortunately died in the December 2004 Asia Tsunami disaster .For more on this natural disaster click on these links:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4530000/newsid_4537600/4537601.stm
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/tsunami.bush.clinton/index.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Asia-Tsunami/Tsunami-survivors-face-disease starvation/2004/12/28/1103996558253.htmlhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/eye/andaman-us.htm

The deceased account has been declared dormants since 2010 and these funds will be confiscated/declared unserviceable and turned over to the Hong Kong government if the deceased business associates or next-of-kin did not claim this money;since all efforts to trace any living relative of the deceased proved abortive,I have decided that I will position you to claim this money as the deceased business associate/or next-of-kin.Everything concerning this transaction shall be LEGALLY done without hitch,as I was the deceased account Officer and all the relevant documents of this deposit were kept under my care.Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue,as I hope that you are a sincere,honest,matured person and above all TRUSTWORTHY.

Once the funds have been successfully transferred into your account, we shall share it in a ratio of 35% for you, 60% for me and the reminder 5% to take care of contingencies.I will prefer you reach me on my private email address below:( cwilcheu@aol.com ) and finally after that I shall furnish you with more information about this operation.I am counting on your anticipated co-operation for a successful and hitch free business transaction between us,that will be mutually beneficial,for a start oblige me these information:

1.Your Full name{s}
2.Current contact address
3.Your present Occupation
4.Your age
5.Contact phone numbers{Office and Mobile{cell}
6.Your Country

Please if you are not interested delete this email and do not hurt me because I am putting my career and the life of my family at stake with this venture.Although nothing ventured is nothing gained,as it is said,the taste of the pudding is in the eating,do give this proposal SERIOUS AND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION.Your earliest response to this letter will be highly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Mr.William Cheung
Hong Kong.{Asia}
Reply Email: cwilcheu

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