419 scam: Dr.Cheng Cho. <chocheng2011@qq.com> If you are Interested, please reply immediately

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "million 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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "chocheng2013@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Dr.Cheng Cho. <chocheng2011@qq.com>
Reply-To: chocheng2013@qq.com
Date: 10 Feb 2015 15:43:29 -0000
Subject: If you are Interested, please reply immediately

>From the desk of:

Dr. Cheng Cho, Bank of china,

Shenzhen, Peoples Republic Of China.

chocheng2013@qq.com

I am Dr. Cheng Cho, Bank Manager of Bank of China, Shenzhen Branch, China.

I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.

A British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation,

Mr Raymond Beck made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,

valued at Thirty Million US dollars in my branch. Upon maturity,

I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers,

the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, that Mr. Raymond Beck died in a plane crash along

with his wife Mrs Doreen Beck in Egypt Air Flight 990, 1999 air crash

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm). Since we got this

information about his death. On further investigation, I found out that he

died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Raymond Beck did not

declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit

paperwork in my Bank. This sum of Thirty Million dollars is still sitting in my Bank and

the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Republic of China,

at the expiration of 15 (Fifteen) years, the money will revert to the ownership of

the Chinese Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal

is for you as a foreigner, to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Raymond Beck so that the

fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.

A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of eighty percent for me and twenty percent for you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are Interested, please reply immediately via the private email address above. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me

your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

Regards,

Dr. Cheng Cho.

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