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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (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.
  • fung_wai01@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WAI FUNG" <fung_wai04@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fung_wai01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:35:00 +0000
Subject: Attention Pls

Dear Friend,


I get your contact from hong kong business directory. My name is WAI FUNG,I
am Bank manager of major Bank in Hong Kong and I have a serious big business
to propose you, I have in possession of mine details of amount (Thirty eight
Million,Five hundred Thousand American Dollar) deposit in my Bank,myself
only have the knowledge of this fund in my Bank, and I want the fund move
out of Hong Kong in a discretely manner which cannot lead or connected to
me, this of which I will need of capable partner in abroad to make this
business legally possible and safe for parties involve, I want you know i
have many years experience of banking and i have help number of important
personality got their funds out of HongKong in secretive manner so rest
assured I can make this transaction work perfectly and safely for us with no
risk, you understand, and with your co-operation this business is successful
i offer to you 25% of the fund as yourshare.


Please if interested contact to me as soonest your convenience on my
e-mail:fung_wai01@yahoo.com.hk


I give you all necessary information on this business and how we make it
work.

Thanking you much now,

Wai Fung.

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