419 scam: "David Li"<info@viticoltorideconciliis.it> PROPOSAL FROM DAVID

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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:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- davidlli0002@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "David Li" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidlli0002@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 10.18.56 +0100
Subject: PROPOSAL FROM DAVID

Good Day,

I am Mr. David Li Kwok-po the Chairman and CEO of The Bank of East Asia.

During my bank's end of year audit of 2013, the Hong Kong Government decided to claim all
inheritance funds in my bank due to the fact that they have been laying here for some time
now and there was also a board decision that all unclaimed funds concerning Inheritance
should be declared bad claims to enable the bank relocate itself against accumulated debts
(meaning collecting unclaimed money in the course of securing themselves). In the course
of my responsibility, I discovered $43.7M USD (Forty Three Million, Seven Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in an account belonging to one of our foreign customers Late Mr.
Roman Blum, left unclaimed since May, 2007. Mr. Roman Blum was a successful New York real
estate developer and holocaust survivor, who died without a will, Blum was divorced with
no children or heirs, he had a secret fixed deposit investment with us, I urged him on
several occasions to write a will, but Mr. Blum was very private about his financial
affairs and was not willing to share the details of his financial affairs with anyone.
You can get more true stories about Late Mr. Romans Blum:
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/a_will_for_staten_island_devel.html.

All I need now is someone, who can associate with me to claim this money because if we
don’t, the government will move the funds to the Hong Kong Government Account in
accordance to the Banking rules and regulations since this money has been dormant for a
very long time.

I want you to know that I have everything planned out. There is no risk involved at all,
as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the
necessary documents. Once the funds is transferred to your nominated bank account we shall
then share in the ratio of 70% for me, and 30% for you. Please also take note that all
expenses acquired during this transaction will be deducted before we split the funds in
our agreed percentage.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue and I
also wish to inform you that i do not want you contacting me through my official email
and telephone for confidential purpose. Contact me through this email address only and i
will provide you with a private telephone number after knowing you better:
davidlli0002@gmail.com

My official telephone lines are usually monitored to assess the level of quality services
we offer to customers. Please observe this instruction religiously, after which I shall
provide you with more details on this operation.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mr. David Li

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