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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "foreign exchange" (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 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.
- d_kim124@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "From David Kim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <d_kim124@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 19:27:30 +0200
Subject: Re: Department of Foreign Exchange control
>From David Kim
Chief Accounting Officer
Department of Foreign Exchange control
Ministry of Finance Beijing
People Republic of China.(PRC)
Email: d_kim124@yahoo.com.hk
Sir
I Am somehow skeptical contacting you because of the issue at stake i'm about to discuss with you due to the fact you don't know me and i know
nothing of you but am believing you could be trusted to handle this confidential transaction to a successful end and moreover the business is
all about trust. i must have to trust someone in order to do the business.
As stated above my name is David Kim, my office is in charge of all foreign exchange transactions involving
in the China Government and being a senior Government official working under china communist law, i am restricted to operate foreign Account and
that has been my problem holding me from executing the transaction and base on that i agreed with my two other partners that we must involve
a foreign nationals to work with us in order to achieve our objectives.
However the purpose of writing you is to seek your concept to help us receive the sum of $25million that we intend to transfer which has been
appearing in bank of china payment schedule for 4 years now. The money came as a result of an evaluated contract that was executed in china
during the period 2008 china hosted the Olympic Games in Beijing.
There was a contract awarded to renovated one of the stadia hosting the events but the cost of the contract was increased
to an access amount of $25m. The contractor that did the contract had a deal with us to receive this money and we agreed on terms of sharing. At
the tail end of transferring the fund the contractor changed and gave us a difficult conditions that warranted us to suspend the transaction.
Finally, just Recently The Chinese Government gave Approval to offset all outstanding bills accrued from that Olympic Games in Beijing and we felt
this is the apple opportunity to claim the $25million which we have been covering up for this four years. We need your fullest cooperation and
Assistance to move this funds to your country where it will be used for investment in areas of properties, capital market and stock . if you are
interested to work with us, please get back to me with the following information to process the necessary documents that
will grant authorization to move the funds out of china to your country. the following requested are
Your Full Name And Address
Your company's name And Address if
Your occupation/Profession
Date of Birth
Marital Status
Your phone number
Fax number.
Send these information while responding and further information will be given to you. you are taking 30% of this fund once transferred to your
account while 70% belongs to the three officials from china.
Looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible because we have a short period left to claim this fund.
David Kim
Chief Account officer.
ministry of finance prc.
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