419 scam: "Mrs.Wan Yonghong"<wan.yonghong1968@yahoo.com.hk> Business Vorschlag

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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:

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:
- "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.
- wan.yonghong1968@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Wan Yonghong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yonghong_wan1968@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:06:12 +0100
Subject: Business Vorschlag

Business Vorschlag

Lieber Freund,

Ich bin ein Mitarbeiter der Chong Hing Bank im Private Banking
Dienstleistungen angebracht, ich wende mich an Sie in Bezug auf eine Investitionsm?glichkeit, die ich glauben w?rde
erhebliche Belohnung f?r die Parteien beteiligt sein.

? Es geht um einen Kunden, der Chong Hing Bank kam im Private
Banking Dienstleistungen engagieren: Der Kunde hatte eine finanzielle Portfolio von $ 14,700,000.00 und dies helfe ich
?ber den Kauf von Wertpapieren an den Kapitalm?rkten geworden.

Ich war der Bankberater die Unterst?tzung der Kunden
bei der Verwaltung des Fonds. Angesichts der Anweisung an die Mittel nach 4 Jahren f?r einige Investitionen erfordern
Barzahlungen in Europa liquidieren, habe ich M?he, den Kunden f?r ein paar letzte Anweisungen nach 4 Jahren nur Kontakt
zu entdecken, dass der Kunde verstorben war.

Da der urspr?ngliche Besitzer nicht aufgef?hrt n?chsten Angeh?rigen in
seiner bio-Daten bilden, meinen Satz dies ist, bin ich bereit, Sie in die Lage versetzen, beauftragen meine Bank, die
Kaution freizugeben, als der engsten Hinterbliebenen gegen?ber. Wenn Sie sich in der Lage, mit mir zu arbeiten,
kontaktieren Sie mich durch diese E-Mail-Konto: wan.yonghong1968@yahoo.com.hk
Wenn Sie mir positive Signale geben, werde ich
diesen Prozess ansto?en zu Ende.

Gr??e,
Frau Yonghong.

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