419 scam: "LAWRENCE CHAN"<lawrence@gawab.com> For your attention

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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.
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.
- chanlawrence30@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LAWRENCE CHAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lawrence.chan@gawab.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 22:16:16 +0100
Subject: For your attention

For your attention
From: Mr.Lawrence K. W. Chan
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
Hang Seng Bank Limited
83 Des Voeux Road, Central
Hong Kong

It is understandable that there might be a bit 'worried because I do not know, but I have a proposal
for profitable companies to a common interest to share with you. I got your reference to my question
for those who suits my proposed employment.

I am Mr. Lawrence KW Chan Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Hang Seng Bank,
the business proposition obscured. I need you to help me in implementing a business project
from Hong Kong to your country. Includes the transfer of large sums of money. Everything about
this transaction must be legally done without hitch. Please groped to observe utmost discretion in
all matters relating to this issue.

After the funds have been successfully transferred into your account,
we will be parts of the report must be approved by both of us
I prefer to be in touch with me on my private e-mail (chanlawrence30@yahoo.com.hk
) And finally, after I had to give you more information about this operation.
Please, if you want to remove this message and not catch me, because

I have my career and life of my family are involved in this event.
Even if you do not dare to learn. Your first response to this letter will be appreciated.

Sincerely,
Lawrence Chan
E-mail: chanlawrence30@yahoo.com.hk

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