419 scam: "lee wang"<leewangmr@yahoo.com.hk> attention just from you

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (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.
- leewangg55@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- the email below awaiting your anticipated reply lee wang leewangg55@yahoo.com.hk leewangmr@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "lee wang" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:08:35 +0100
Subject: attention just from you

I am lee Wang, manager of HSBC bank in China. I am getting in touch with you regarding the estate of Alfred ZACHARY BLUMNER and an investment placed under our banks management 7 years ago.I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this email confidential and respect the integrity of the information you
come by as a result of this email. I contact you independently and no one is informed of this communication.In 2001, the subject matter; Alfred came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 8.35 million United States dollars,
which he wished to have us invest on his behalf.Based on my advice,
we spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of
operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at over 10 million United States Dollars. In mid 2003, he instructed that the principal sum (8.35M) be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments in Hong
Kong and China. We got in touch with a specialist bank in China, the Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) who agreed to receive this money for a fee and make cash available to Alfred. However Guangdong Development Bank got in touch with us last year that this money has not been claimed. On further enquiries we found out that Alfred was involved in an accident in Mainland China,
which means he died intestate. He has no next of kin and the reason I am writing you is because you are namesakes .Please I am family man I don’t want to say too much about this till will know each other and know you are real , i am from china and my English is not that good so mind my writing I know this might be a bit heavy to handle but remember no venture no success in life
contact me in any of the email below awaiting your anticipated reply
Lee Wang

leewangg55@yahoo.com.hk

leewangmr@yahoo.com.hk

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