419 scam: "Mr. Will Leung."<hngsgbkltd@aim.com> Mutual Offer: Please Respond ASAP.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- mrwillleung@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Will Leung." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrwillleung@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:16:11 +0100
Subject: Mutual Offer: Please Respond ASAP.

From the Desk of:
Mr. Will Leung.
Executive Director/Head Personal Banking.
Hang Seng Bank Limited.
Hong Kong, Asia.
www.hangseng.com

Dear Sir,

I am Mr.W.Leung, the Executive Director and Head of Personal Banking of the Hong
Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.; I represent groups that
collectively have a sensitive, confidential brief from Hong Kong and I am asking
for your partnership in re- profiling funds.

What I require from you is your honest co-operation and I guarantee you that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and
my group from any breach of the law. Please accept my apologies, keep my
confidence and disregard this email if you do not appreciate this proposition I
have offered you.

All confirmable documents to back up these funds shall be made available to you,
as soon as I receive your reply via :( mrwillleung@aim.com), I shall let you
know what is required of you. I am counting on your anticipated co-operation for
a successful and hitch free business transaction between us, which will be
mutually beneficial, for a start oblige me this information:

1. Your Full name{s}:-
2. Current contact address:-
3. Your present Occupation:-
4. Your age:-
5. Contact phone numbers {Office and Mobile {cell}:
6. Your PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL e-mail address, if it is different.

Best regards,
Mr. Will Leung.
Executive Director/Head Personal Banking.
Hang Seng Bank Limited.
Hong Kong, Asia.
www.hangseng.com
Email: mrwillleung@aim.com

NOTE: PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO US STRICTLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR
SECURITY/PRIVACY REASONS: mrwillleung@aim.com

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