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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:
  • "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • simon.chenlee44@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3asimon.chenlee44@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Chen Lee Simon <simon.chenlee44@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:19:19 -0700
Subject: A PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS INVESTMENT

*Mr.Simon chenlee
CHINA MERCHANT BANK
International Funds depatment
Telex Transfer Section,
Asia Pacific. *
**
*Dear Sir,

My name is Chen Lee Simon a british citizen. I am a staff of China Merchant
Bank attached in Private Banking services; i got your contact through a
Australian business directory and i am contacting you for a reference to an
investment opportunity which I believe would be of significant reward to the
parties involved.

Its about a customer that came to China Merchant Bank to engage in Private
Banking services.The customer had a financial portfolio of $10,500,000.00
and this I help turned over in the purchase of securities in the capital
markets. I was the bank adviser assisting the customer in the management of
the fund. Given the instruction to liquidate the funds after 4 years for
some Investment requiring cash payments in Europe. Subsequently,i made
effort to contact the customer for some final instructions after 4 years
only to discover that the customer had died without leaving the money in
care of anybody..

Since the original owner listed no next of kin in his bio-data form, my
proposition is this; I am prepared to place you in a position to instruct my
Bank(China Merchant Bank) to release the deposit to you as the closest
surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit,we share the proceeds 50/50.
If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this email
account:simon.chenlee44@gmail.com <account%3Asimon.chenlee44@gmail.com>
with your full names,residential address and phone number. If you give me
positive signals, I will initiate this process towards conclusion and
forward your contact to the fund transfer manager.

Regards,
*
*Mr.Simon chenlee*

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