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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • zhuangsu03@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR ZHUANG SU" <zhuangsu_5@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:28:23 -0400
Subject: Confidential Request


MR ZHUANG SU
Hang Seng Bank Ltd
Sai Wan Ho Branch
171 Shaukiwan Road
Hong Kong
Good Day,

Although, I do not know you in person, I have received your contact via,
personal search while seeking a reliable but obscure individual to assist
me in this pending transaction.
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr.Zhuang Su director of
operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an Obscured business
transaction for you .

Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client ( Major Aboutaam Suada ) who was
with the Iraqi forces and also business man made a Numbered fixed deposit
for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty Four million Five Hundred
Thousand United State
Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several notices was sent to him,
even during the war and again after the war another notification was sent
and still no response came from him.
Two years later ,it then came to my bank notice that he died with his wife
( Mrs Aboutaam Sleiman ) on board the Swissair Flight 111, which crashed
into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in September 2nd
1998.


After further investigation I discovered that Major Aboutaam Suada did not
declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of
his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my
office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Twenty
Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in
my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me
most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration OF 15
years the funds will revert to the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies
to claim the funds as the late Major next of Kin and unfortunately he has
no family member who is aware of the existence of the money
Against this backdrop, my business to you is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Major Aboutaam Suada so that you
will be able to receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have contacted an Attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Major
Aboutaam Suada, all That is required from you at this stage is for you to
provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can
commence his job.After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney
will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary
approval and letter of probate in your favor for the move of the funds to
an account that will be provided by you.
There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going to adopt a
legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary
documents.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning
this issue.
Should you be interested please send me your full names and current
residential address and I will prefer you to reach me on the email address
below ( zhuangsu03@yahoo.com.hk ) and finally after that I shall provide
you with more details of this transaction.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated. Note that the
sharing rate as soon as this transaction is concluded is 30% for you, 60%
for me and the remaining 10% for any expenses we both incur in the process
of this transaction, If this is okay by you, Contact me only via this my
confidential email box.

Yours Truly,
Mr.Zhuang Su
EMAIL: zhuangsu03@yahoo.com.hk

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