419 scam: "DAVID FONG"<davidfong77@hotmail.com> PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

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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.
- david_fong77@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID FONG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <david_fong77@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:19:51 -0700
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

How is everything including your family and your friends ? I am DAVID FONG an auditor with Bank of East Asia Bank Singapore.A customer of ours who may relate to you (perhaps) in Singapore died three years ago in Tsunami tragedy Indonesia leaving behind an estate/capital (US$21.45M with interest) in a bank here where I work, till date nobody has come forward or put application for the claim.There was search recently for the late gentle man relatives your name and email contact was among the findings that matches the same surname as the deceased, who died intestate with no Will or next of kin.I urge you to come forward since I can provide you with the details needed for you to
claim the estate/capital so that I can be gratify by you, in this way $8,580,000.00 for you and $12,870,000.00 for me and my colleagues that will do all the crucial part in the bank to have the claim release to you promptly.To affirm your willingness and cooperation please do so by replying me at my private email(david_fong77@hotmail.com)stating your FULL NAME,YOUR OCCUPATION,DATE OF BIRTH, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS AND POSTAL ADDRESS.

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