419 scam: "WING LUNG BANK" <postmaster@compareprofiles.com> GUARANTEED 50/50.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "WING LUNG BANK" <postmaster@compareprofiles.com>
Reply-To: junliu048@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 06:55:13 -0800
Subject: GUARANTEED 50/50.

Dear Sir/Ma,
I am Mr. Jun Liu, MBA, Chief Risk Officer, General Manager, Executive Dire=
ctor and Manager Asset Management Department for the Wing Lung Bank in Hong=
Kong. I have decided to contact you regarding the estate of a deceased cli=
ent and an investment placed under our banks management many years ago. I h=
ope I have not embarrassed you as I have no choice as it is now. I would re=
spectfully 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 m=
ail. I contact you independently and no one is informed of this communicati=
on, =

I was conducting a standard process investigation on one of our depositors=
. This investigation involves one of our HIGH PROFILE customers who has a H=
UGE Deposits with us. Unfortunately, my investagtion on the client reveals =
that he is (LATE/DECEASED) of Cancer, and there is NO SUCCESSOR over the Hu=
ge Deposit he made with the bank, and NO ONE of my colleagues is aware of h=
is death, hence I quickly and craftly moved the deposit to another bank in =
UK which I shall disclose to you upon your indication of interest to work w=
ith me and receive this funds in your account for our mutual benefits. =

Upon receipt of the deposit in your account, I am prepared to share the fu=
nds with you 50/50. If you are interested please reply via this email ASAP =
to receive detailed nformation/clarifications and further instructions... =

Mr. Jun Liu (MBA).

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