419 scam: China CITIC Bank <siamlegal@126.com> ATTENTION PLEASE / ARE YOU DEAD OR STILL ALIVE ???

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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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +8613059454373 (China, prepaid mobile phone)
- +8613627546255 (China, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: China CITIC Bank <siamlegal@126.com>
Reply-To: foreignoperations@126.com
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 06:20:55 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE / ARE YOU DEAD OR STILL ALIVE ???

From The Desk Of: Mr. Robert Chen
Foreign Remittance department
China CITIC Bank International
Guangzhou Branch, Address,748 Dong Feng Dong Lu.
Tel: +8613627546255
Email:foreignoperations@126. com

Payment Code: (777WQS)

Sir,

We are writhing to know if it's true that you are DEAD? because we
received a notification from one (MR. GERALD SAMAROO) of USA stating
that you are DEAD and that you have giving him the right to claim your
funds. He stated you died in a CAR accident. He has been calling us
regarding this issue, but we cannot proceed with him until we confirm
this by not hearing from you after 7days.

Be advised that we have made all arrangements for you to receive and
confirm your funds without anymore stress, and without any further
delays. All we need to confirm now is your been DEAD Or still Alive.

Because this MAN'S message brought shock to our minds. And we just can't
proceed with him until we confirm if this is a reality OR not, But if it
happened we did not hear from you after 7days, then we say: MAY YOUR
SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE" YOUR JOY AND SUCCESS REMAINS OUR GOAL.

May the peace of the Lord be with you wherever you may be now.

Feel free to call on us for more clarification +86 130 5945 4373

We await your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Robert Chen.
Foreign Remittance department
Telex Transfer Section,
China CITIC Bank International.

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