419 scam: Fang Wui <fangwui77@gmail.com> I look forward to your earliest response

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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 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.
- fangwui77@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fang Wui <fangwui77@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:39:01 +0800
Subject: I look forward to your earliest response

Hello Dear,

I am Fang Wui and I'm pleased to introduce a business opportunity to
you,to transfer to your overseas account,sum of($10,123.000.00 USD) Ten
million one hundred and twenty three thousand United States Dollars) from
one of the Prime Banks here.

I need you to assist me in a claim of $10,123.000.00 USD, this claim is
genuine and 100 per cent risk free so we MUST remain fiduciary in all our
dealings, because I cannot achieve this opportunity alone without the
support of a foreigner, and for your role in assisting me complete this
claim, you will take 40 per cent of the total sum.

kindly contact me back and indicate your interest with assurance of trust
so that I will give you the full details on how to carry out this claim. If
you are interested kindly reply back with my private email for confidential
reasons. (fangwui77@gmail.com)

I look forward to your earliest response

Best regards,

Fang Wui

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