419 scam: "Albert Van Floris"<gilbert@nic.or.kr> Private Business Proposal

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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.
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:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- drjohnchan34@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Albert Van Floris" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjohnchan34@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:07:08 +0100
Subject: Private Business Proposal

Greetings To You.

I am Dr.John C.C Chan{JP} a South Korean citizen and one of the Directors in Hang Seng Bank Limited here in Hong-Kong. I will need you to assist me in
executing a business project worth US$25.5 Million. These funds were deposited with our bank by a customer who unfortunately died in an earthquake/Tsunami disaster.

The deceased account has been declared dormant and these funds will be confiscated/declared serviceable and turned over to the Hong Kong government
if the deceased relations or business associates did not claim it, since all efforts to trace any living relative of the deceased proved abortive.

During this transaction, I shall send you all my legal and valid Identities, meanwhile do please endeavor to observe utmost discretion
in all matters concerning this issue, as I hope you are sincere, honest, matured person. successfully transferred into your account,
we shall share it in a ratio of 45% for you, 50% for me and 5% for my associates in the bank to take care of contingencies.

Your earliest response to this email will be highly appreciated.

Best regards,

Dr.John C.C Chan
Hang Seng Bank Limited
Hong Kong.{Asia}
www.hangseng.com
Email: drjohnchan34@yahoo.com.hk

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