419 scam: "PATRICK K.W CHAN" <PATRICK100CHAN@YAHOO.COM.HK> INHERITANCE

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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:
- ",500,000" (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 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.
- patrick1930.chan@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "PATRICK K.W CHAN" <PATRICK100CHAN@YAHOO.COM.HK>
Reply-To: patrick.1915chan@YAHOO.COM.HK
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:09:39 +0300
Subject: INHERITANCE

Good Day,
I bring you greetings. My name is Mr. Patrick Chan, I am a staff of
Bank of Hang Seng Bank , Our late client named Mr.Gen. Abbas Radhi
Ismail made a fixed deposit amount of $24,500,000.00 he did not
declare any next of kin in any of his paper work, I want you as a
foreigner to stand as the beneficiary to transfer this funds out of my
bank into your account, after the successful transfer, we shall share
in the ratio of 30% for you, 70%for me. Should you be interested
please send me your:
1. Full names
2. Private phone/fax
3. Current residential address
All I need from you is your readiness, trustworthiness and dedication.
Please email me directly on my private email
addres:(patrick1930.chan@yahoo.com.hk) so we can begin arrangements
and I would give you more information on how we would handle this
venture.
Regards,
Patrick Chan

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