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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "chan fan fung" <fn_cfnhk_02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: chanfung_hk@ozu.es
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 02:12:27 +0000
Subject: Attention Please

From:fan chan fung.
email:chanfung_hk@ozu.es
Dear friend,
I am Mr. Fan Fung , Bank Manager Jian Sing Bank Limited, Cameron Road,
Tsimshatsui, Kowloon Hong Kong.
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition foryou. Mr Guy
Gelinas a Canadian businessman and longtime business associate of erstwhile
Hong Kong business tycoon James Ting , made a Fixed Deposit for twelve
calendar month, valued at US$38,500,000.00 (Thirty Eight Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent routine
notification to his forwarding address but get no reply. After a month, we
send a reminder and finally we discover from his contract employer, (Abitibi
- Consolidated Paper) that Mr.Guy Gelinas died in plane crash along with
many others in EgyptAir Flight 990,1999 air crash, for more information
about said funds(US$38.5 Million) you can go to the links:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_31/b3794153.htm
Since i get this information about his death and on further investigation,
I find out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempt to traced
his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore make further investigation and
discovered that Mr.Guy Gelinas did not declare any kin or relations in all
his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank, and
Mr. James Ting is no longer factor in this transaction. This sum of
$38,500,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of each year.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Hong Kong,
at the expiration of 7 (seven)years, the money will revert to the ownership
of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claimthe fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr.Guy Gelinas so that the fruits of this man's labor
will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is
simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address
so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits
that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services
of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for
the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide
will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to
share in the ratio of 75% for me and 25% for you. There is no risk at all as
all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private
email address above. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for
easy communication. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured
that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I
shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Awaiting
your urgent reply to my e-mail address:chanfung_hk@ozu.es
Regards,
Fan Fung

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