419 scam: "DAN KOH"<accountdepartments@mail.com> Message: Confidential.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- accountdepartments@asia.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAN KOH"<accountdepartments@mail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 07:12:07 +0100
Subject: Message: Confidential.

Good Day to you,

Let me introduce my self again, My name is Dan Koh, I am a staff of Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) i am an investment director responsible for the management of private client portfolios, including trusts, charities and pension funds, i am contacting you

concerning the UK Lottery Board, i have an inside information about a 7,000,000.00 ( Seven Million Great British Pounds Sterling) jackpots unclaimed for 3 lucky winners which makes it 21,000,000.00 ( twenty one Million Great British Pounds sterling). I have all the informations about getting these the funds presently with the standard chartered bank UK.

I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I have been in charge of this department for 8 years and to best of my knowledge, I have discharged my duty with equity.

In the process of review of our financial report by my department, I am contacting you so that I can give you further briefing on my intention and how to disburse the funds. My proposal; I am prepared to place you in a position to instruct the Bank to release the deposit to you with reasons that you have been away and have the tickect numbers of the said gamed played. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in half. That is, I will simply nominate you as the authentic holder of the numbers and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50.

I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do not destroy me. I am a family man with wife and children; this is an opportunity to provide them with new opportunities. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking.

Please, again, note I am a family man; and I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking clients. do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should act swiftly on this.

Please get back to me immediately for further communication

Email: accountdepartments@asia.com

I await your response.

Regards,

Dan Koh.

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