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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.
• 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.
  • patrickkwchan114@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: HANG SENG BANK LTD <patrickkwchan114@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: patrickkwchan114@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:58:32 -0600
Subject: FOR YOUR ATTENTION

HANG SENG BANK LTD,
83, Des Voeux Road,
Central HK,
Hong Kong.
E-mail: patrickkwchan114@yahoo.com.hk

Hello Sir/Madam,

My name is Patrick K W Chan, I work with HANG SENG BANK, HONG KONG.I need
your help in this business proposal of Twenty four million four hundred
thousand USD,for you to handle with me from my bank. I will need you to
assist me in executing this Business from Hong Kong to your country.I need to
know if you will be able to handle this with me before I explain to you in
full details ? Should you be interested please send me your full
names,private phone/fax and current residential address and finally after
that I shall provide you with more details of this business proposal.contact
via email patrickkwchan114@yahoo.com.hk

Warms Greetings
Patrick K W Chan.

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