419 scam: "bbran" <huuanghong@gmail.com> Gentile cliente in questione,

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "icbc bank" (not involved with lotteries)
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.
- hong62452@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "bbran" <huuanghong@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hong62452@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 15:57:57 -0000
Subject: Gentile cliente in questione,

Buona giornata,
Sono un gestore degli investimenti privati in una delle banche stimabili a
Hong Kong. Anche se questo mezzo (Internet) è stata notevolmente
abusatono, ho scelto di raggiungere attraverso di essa perché rimane
ancora il mezzo più veloce di comunicazione. Vi assicuro che questa
transazione è al 100% di rischio gratuito e legale per entrambe le parti
di essere un insider della banca. Tuttavia, questa corrispondenza è
privato, e dovrebbe essere trattato con la massima riservatezza.
L'opehrazione comporta il trasferimento di un fondo di deposito per un
totale di € 27.000.0@gm00.00Million (venti sette milioni di euro) a voi
nel modo più legale. Alla ricezione della vostra risposta, vi darò i
dettagli su come verrà eseguito il business e si noti anche che si avrà il
50% della somma di cui sopra come la vostra parte mentre il 50% sarà per
me Contattatemi al mio privato indirizzo e-mail: hong62452@gmail.com
I migliori saluti,
Huang Hong (ICBC Bank) Banca Industriale Commerciale di China Limited
Filiale di Hong Kong.

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