419 scam: "Mr. Wang Xuemin"<mr.wangxuemin1@mail.hk> Dear Friend.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "30% for you " (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 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.
- mr.wangxuemin1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Wang Xuemin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.wangxuemin1@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 18:31:32 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend.

Dear Friend,

Greetings, my name is Mr. Wang Xuemin, BANK OF CHINA, Hong Kong and have a Business Proposal for you. Our late client named Mr. Hamadi Hashem made a fixed deposit amount of US$17.3m but did not declare any next of kin in any of his paper work, I want you as a foreigner to stand as the beneficiary to this funds to be transferred out of my bank and after the successful transfer, we shall share in the ratio of 30% for you and 70% for me.

All I need from you is your readiness, trustworthiness and dedication. I need to know if you will be able to handle this with me before I explain to you in details.

Should you be interested please send me the required information below;

1, Full names,
2, private phone number,
3, current residential address,
4, 0ccupation,
5, Country,
6, Age,

I will want you to reach me on my private e-mail :(mr.wangxuemin1@yahoo.com.hk) and thereafter provide you with more information.

Regards,
Mr. Wang Xuemin.

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