419 scam: "WONG HOONG ASSOCIATES"<gina@zjip.com> INFORMATION.

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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:
- "million 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "WONG HOONG ASSOCIATES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wonghoongassosiates@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 21:57:00 +0200
Subject: INFORMATION.

Attention Sir/Madam,

We are an independent financial consultant and management firm known WONG HOONG ASSOCIATES located in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.We deal with all kinds of both local and international financial affairs for the government,private and public individual concerning unclaimed fund,dormant savings account, security deposits,investment,inheritance etc.We also work as a sweepstake agent.

We have been appointed by the International Monetary Fund(IMF),the united nations authority in Malaysia and the Central Bank of Malaysia to act on your behalf regarding a notification received from a safe deposit security company which specializes in holding funds for bank,private,public personnel and sweepstake companies.

According to records,We were informed that a safe deposit security company is currently holding for you funds valued at $5.8 Million United State Dollars.We have carried out the verification and security protocols and has confirmed that you are the true beneficiary to this fund as such are eligible to receive the fund.

Due to the international financial law barriers you are not allowed to deal directly with the safe deposit security company with out seeking an assistance of an international financial consultant here in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia to assist you with the claim of this fund.Which is the reason why we have been contacted to contact you for this issue.

In pursuant to this,We will request you to provide us with the following information below for proper cross-referencing.

Your Full Contact Name:
Your Full Contact Address:
Your Direct Contact Telephone Number and Fax Number:

We assure you that we will do our utmost best to see that this fund is received by you after cross-referencing of your information.

Your Sincerely,

Mr.Wong Hoong
Financial Director Wong Hoong Associates.

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