419 scam: "Fang Yong"<lo_4-ca@live.com> project

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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.
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.
- yongfang@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fang Yong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yongfang@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 22:28:12 +0100
Subject: project

From: Fang Yong

I helped a customer purchase security bonds in the capital market. The customer died unexpectedly before leaving any instruction as to whom the estate should go to should anything happen to him. Been the one that handled his financial affair for the last 8 Years, the private firm where the funds is presently held is simply waiting for me to provide details of the next of kin.

Most private banking clients prefer using codes or numbers in the stead of names to keep their investment /banking account anonymous. This bank also gives the choice to depositors and investors the choice of having their mail sent to them at any address they indicate or held at the bank itself ensuring that there are no traces of the accounts or investment, in this particular case no address was indicated. Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; he died in testate.

My proposal is this; if we have understanding I am in the position to instruct the firm to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation. The sum involve is US$27,300,000.00,

Please use my private email account to Contact me if the proposal is of interest to you.(yongfang@yahoo.com.cn)
Yours Sincerely,
Fang Yong

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