419 scam: "Mr. Gordon Chang" <info@chang.com> REPLY BACK

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- changgordon7@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Gordon Chang" <info@chang.com>
Reply-To: changgordon7@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 16:24:06 -0700
Subject: REPLY BACK

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GOOD DAY,

Please kindly accept my apology for sending you this email without
your consent. I believe you are a highly respected

personality, considering the fact that I sourced your email from the
peoples search database on the web during my discrete

search for a foreign partner whom can assist me in taking this
business to it success.

Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events. My
name is Mr. Gordon Chang, a staff of Lloyds TSB Group

Plc. here in Hong Kong attached with Private Banking Services;I have a
business proposal for you with your assistance if

willing.

Should you be interested, please respond to my letter immediately,so
we can commence all arrangements and I will give you

more information on the project and how we would handle it. You can
contact me on my private email:(changgordon7@gmail.com)

and send me the following information for documentation purpose:

(1)Full name:
(2)current residential address:
(3)Occupation:
(4)Age and Sex:

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Gordon Chang.

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