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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "MR PETER T. S. WONG" <infopetershun58@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: peterwongts95@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:47:42 -0400
Subject: GOOD DAY MY DEAR FRIEND



Peter T.S. Wong
(Director & Senior Executive Officer)
Hang Seng Bank Limited
83 Des Voeux Road, Central
Hong Kong SAR
FAX NO: + 852-3017-6738

Greetings!!!


URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL OVERVIEW FOR YOU, FROM HONG KONG!!!!

It is understandable that you might be a little bit apprehensive
because you do
not know me, Please forgive this unusual manner to contact you, but this
particular letter/email is of exceptional and very private nature, as
by virtue
of my vantage position in Hang Seng Bank Ltd -Hong Kong I have a lucrative
business proposal of mutual interest to share with you. There is no way for me
to know whether I will be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and
reach out to you, TRUSTING that you will give this proposal a positive
consideration. I am Mr. Peter T.S.Wong from Hong Kong, 53 years old
and happily
married with grown-up children, and I am a Director and a Senior Executive
Officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd, in charge of the International Remittance
Department. I will need you to assist me in executing a business project from
our bank worth US$22.5 Million. These funds were deposited with our bank by a
customer of our bank who is a national{citizen} of your country, who
unfortunately died in the December 2004 Asia Tsunami disaster .For
more on this
natural disaster click on these links:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4530000/newsid_4537600/4537601.stm
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/tsunami.bush.clinton/index.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Asia-Tsunami/Tsunami-survivors-face-disease-
starvation/2004/12/28/1103996558253.htmlhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/eye/andama
n-us.htm

The deceased account has been declared dormant since 2006 and these funds will
be confiscated/declared unserviceable and turned over to the Hong Kong
government if the deceased business associates or Next-of-Kin did not claim
this money; since all efforts to trace any living relative of the deceased
proved abortive we have decided that I will have you claim this money as the
deceased business associate/or Next-of-Kin, since you are from the
same country
and perhaps have some similarities in certain areas. Everything
concerning this
transaction shall be LEGALLY done without hitch, as I was the deceased account
Officer and all the relevant documents of this deposit were kept under
my care.
Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this
issue, as I hope that you are a sincere, honest, matured person and above all
TRUSTWORTHY.

Once the funds have been successfully transferred into your account, we shall
share it in a ratio of 30% for you, 60% for me and my associates in the bank
and the reminder 10% to take care of contingencies. I will prefer you reach me
on my private email address below: Emails: peterwongts95@yahoo.com.hk or
tungpetershunwong@yahoo.com.hk
) and finally after that I shall furnish you with more information about this
operation. I am counting on your anticipated co-operation for a successful and
hitch free business transaction between us, that will be mutually beneficial,
for a start, oblige me these information:-1.Your Full name{s}:-

2. Current contact address:-3.Your presents Occupation:-

4. Your age:-5.Contact phone numbers {Office and Mobile {cell}:-Please if you
are not interested delete this email and do not hurt me because I am
putting my
career and the life of my family at stake with this venture. Although nothing
ventured is nothing gained, as it is said, the taste of the pudding is in the
eating, do give this proposal SERIOUS AND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION. Your
earliest
response to this letter will be highly appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Mr. Peter T.S.Wong
Hang Seng Bank Limited
Hong Kong. (Asia)

Tel/Fax:-852-3017-6738.
Emails: peterwongts95@yahoo.com.hk or tungpetershunwong@yahoo.com.hk

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