419 scam: "Shing Li"<shingli@yahoo.com> RE: HELLO

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Shing Li" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shang-li@moso.in.th>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:57:37 +0100
Subject: RE: HELLO

Hello
How are you today and business in your country? I am Shing Li, Bank
Manager of bank of Overseas,Taiwan. I would respectfully request that you keep the
contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the
information you come by as a result of this mail.

I contacted you independently of our investigation and no one is informed of
this communication. A British Oil contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals
Corporation, Mr.Courtney Steven made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit of
$30,000,000.00 for twelve calendar months and not too long Mr. Courtney
Steven died from an airplane crash. We have launched an investigation into possible
surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and also to claim his
estate but in his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin.

The world of banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who
occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios. I alone have the
deposit details to back you as the next of Kin to enable us transferred the
fund away from my bank. My bank is simply awaiting instructions to release
the deposit to any party that i present as the next of Kin.

Please reply to my private Email: shang-li@moso.in.th
Regards,
Shing Li.

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