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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)
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • pchan2121@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Patrick Chan" <admin@hangsengbank.com.hk>
Reply-To: pchan2121@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:32:37 -0600
Subject: Partnership for Sustainable Development

HANG SENG BANK LTD.s

83, Des Voeux Road.

Central HK,Hong Kong.

Email: pchan2121@yahoo.com.hk



Dear Friend,



Compliment of the season,My name is Patrick Chan I work with HANG SENG
BANK,HONG KONG.I need to know if you will be able to handle this with me
before I explain to you in details ?



Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen.Aadel Akgaal Bastaan who was with
the Iraqi forces and also businessman made a numbered fixed deposit for 18
calendar months, with a value of Twenty four million,Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars only ($24,500,000.00) in my branch. Upon maturity
several notices was sent to him,even during the war which began in 2003.After
the war,another notification was sent and still no response came from him.



We later find out that the General along with his wife and only daughter had
been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home.Should you be
interested please send me your full names,private phone/fax and current
residential address,after that I shall provide you with more details of this
operation.You can reach me on my private email address below :
pchan2121@yahoo.com.hk



Kind Regards

Mr Patrick Chan


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