419 scam: Mr Sin Wai Kin <info@admin.com> (no subject)

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "million united state 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Sin Wai Kin <info@admin.com>
Reply-To: mrsinwai01@wss-id.org
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:54:06 +1000
Subject:

FROM:MR SIN WAI KIN.

E-mail: mrsinwai@wss-id.org

Dear Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself.I am Mr Sin
Wai Kin Executive Director
and Chief Financial Officer of the operations of
the Hang Seng Bank Ltd.I
have a secured business suggestion for
you.Before the U.S and Iraqi war
our client Major Fadi Basem who was with the
Iraqi forces and also
business man made a numbered fixed deposit
for 18 calendar months, with a
value of Thirty million United State Dollars
($30,000,000.00) only in my
branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent
to him, even during the war
early this year.Again after the war another
notification was sent and
still no response came from him. We later
found out that Major Fadi Basem
and his family had been killed during the war in
a bomb blast that hit
their home. After further investigations it was
also discovered that Major
Fadi Basem did not declare any next of kin in
his official papers
including the paper work of his bank deposit.
And he also confided in me
the last time he was at my office that no one
except me knew of his
deposit in my bank.So,Thirty million United State
Dollars($30,000,000.00)is still lying in my bank
and no one will ever come
forward to claim it.What bothers me most is that
according to the laws of
my country at the expiration 4 years the funds
will revert to the
ownership of the Hong Kong Government if
nobody applies to claim the
funds.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is
that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Major
Fadi Basem so that you will
be able to receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything
planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have contacted an
attorney that will prepare the
necessary documents that will back you up as
the next of kin to Major Fadi
Basem , all that is required from you at this
stage is for you to provide
me with your Full Names and Address so that
the attorney can commence his
job. After you have been made the next of kin,
the attorney will also file
in for claims on your behalf and secure the
necessary approval and letter
of probate in your favor for the move of the
funds to an account that will
be provided by you.There is no risk involved at
all in the matter as we
are going to adopt a legalized method and the
attorney will prepare all
the necessary documents. Please endeavor to
observe utmost discretion in
all matters concerning this issue.Once the funds
have been transferred to
your nominated bank account we shall share in
the ratio of 60% for me, 40%
for you Should you be interested please send
me the following informations
below,

1. Full names
2. Private phone number
3. Current residential address.

I will prefer you reach me on my private email
address below And finally
after that i shall provide you with more details
of this transaction.Your
earliest response to this letter will be highly
appreciated.
E-mail: mrsinwai@wss-id.org

Kind Regards,

Mr Sin Wai Kin

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