419 scam: Dave Hong Sun <hongd643@yahoo.com> PROPOSITION FROM MR. DAVE HONG

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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:
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Dave Hong Sun <hongd643@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: hongd45@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:32:12 +0700
Subject: PROPOSITION FROM MR. DAVE HONG

Greetings,

I am Mr. Dave Hong, the business manager of auditing and accounting department of a financial firm here in South Eastern Part of Asia, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and the immense benefit for both of us. However after careful consideration, am soliciting for your assistance based on this proposition to stand as the next to inherit the beneficiaries of my late client here in the financial firm.

You are my first contact, and I am contacting you because I need to execute the deal with you because of your foreign state for security reasons, It's not the type of deal you let someone around you to be aware of my banks do not even know that i am contacting you. I will explain better the process as a banker when I see your response, I shall wait for days and if I do not hear from you, I shall look for another person.

First priority, I want you to know that as the only person privy to the files of my deceased client, I have the power to present you as the next of kin to my Late client and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law of your country and my Country too.

My questions are:- 1. Can you be Trusted & 2. What will be your commission?

Hence, it is my humble prayer that this information as contained herein is accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the privacy it deserves. May I assure you that this transaction is risk free and i have taken care of all necessary modalities.

I will inform you more about the transaction upon the reception of your positive response.

Regards,
Mr. Dave

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