419 scam: "Peter Cheung"<peter@ym.com> MESSAGE FROM BARRISTER PETER CHEUNG

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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)
- "foreign 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Cheung" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <petercheung237@126.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 05:23:51 -0000
Subject: MESSAGE FROM BARRISTER PETER CHEUNG

Dear Friend
I am the Manager of Foreign Remittance Department of Hong Leong Bank Hong Kong, On the 31th October, 2011, a Citizen of your Country, Mr Jeffery Beytel ,and his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Kowloon express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since the news came to me I have personally made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of our clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you since I cannot locate any member of his family hence his funds will be move into bank treasury as unclaimed bill, I have contacted you to assist in receiving the fund valued at US$17.5 million left behind by late Mr Jeffery Beytel before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank Management.

The bank Management had no idea of his death, so I kept the matter confidential ever since I had the news, I was his accounting officcer and I need the right person who will be willing to co-operate and receive this fund so that we can make a deal and share the funds according to the percentage agreed on.
I seek the consent to present you as his next of kin it doesn't matter if you are from a different region or have different names because I will change all his files to your name once you accept to execute this deal with me, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid into your bank account, I have all the needed information/documents about him which will be provided to you each time our Department needs them.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for the claims,they are here with me.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

Best Regards,
Peter Cheung
Manager Foreign Remittance Dept.
Hong Leong Bank Hong Kong..

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