419 scam: "Dr.Philip Chan." <unitednationhongkong@gmail.com> Dear, Sir/Madam,

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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 states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Philip Chan." <unitednationhongkong@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitednationhongkong2@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:11:34 +0800
Subject: Dear, Sir/Madam,

>From United Nation {UN}.
Head quater's office honk kong.
Room 1002, BOC Mongkok Commercial Centre,
589 Nathan Road, Mongkok, Hong Kong.

Dear, Sir/Madam,

Notification to all foriegn contractor's/inheritance beneficiary's that
executed a contract in africa, after the {UN} United Nations meeting this
2013 we re-aliazed a high number of foriegner's from Asia, American's,
and Eroupian's, that executed a contract/inheritance beneficiary's in
Africa and uptil now they did not receive there payment, we wish to inform
all the foriegn
contracts/inheritance that we concluded in {UN} meeting that they should
stop all comunication/e-mail and telephone transactions in Africa because
nothing good comes from Africa.

The united nation {UN}, concluded and signed in our meeting this 2013 that
all the foriegn contractors/inheritance beneficiaries should contact the
Hong Kong Over Sea Payment center and receive there payment within 7
working days.

Notice: we have cross checked your payment file properly, you have $36.5
million united states dollars signed by {UN} to be paid to you
immediately.

So, you are instructed to reply with the bellow detail's for verification
and immediate payment to you.

1, your full name, 2, your contact address, 3, your occupation, 4, your
internation passport or driver's lisence.

Regards.
Dr. Philip A. Chan.

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