419 scam: "KIM CHONG"<kim@roundcube.net> Serious Business Matter

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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:
- "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)
- "kimchong@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "KIM CHONG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kimchong@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 01:49:51 -0500
Subject: Serious Business Matter

Dear Sir

I got your contact via Indonesia/American chamber of commerce
directory. Having gone through your profile in your website, I
have no doubt about your ability to handle this project.
This transaction as you can see is 100% genuine and will be
concluded in a most peaceful manner with will be of mutual
benefit to all parties involved.

These funds in total of $25,000,000.00( twenty five million
united state dollars is derived from an over invoiced contract
concluded in Tsunami affected area (ACEH) which is deposited
with secret code in an escrow account in Bank BRI International
Indonesia.

All the arrangements regarding transfer of these funds will be
concluded via bank to bank online transfer which I will make all
the necessary arrangements with my lawyer here to open an online
current account on your name, to push these funds into your new
online account before you can be able to transfer from your new
online account open on your name to your designated bank account
in bit by bit.

Once we are successful the bank will send you statement of your
new account booklet and master ATM card to your home address
with your online internet banking pin code user name and
password for withdrawal of these funds bit by bit to your
account in United Sates or any of your designated account in any
part of the world where you deemed it secure for investment
purpose.

All I require urgent from you is to send me your full details so
that my lawyer will submit to the bank to enable the bank
communicate with you directly for the process above.

Furnish me with your information as stated below:

1, your full address
2, copy of your international passport or any of your id card
just for identification to the bank regarding the receipt of
these funds as my partner

I will be so happy to hear from you to move this transaction
further.
I want to know what percentage you shall require based on your
expertise or assistance as regards to concluding this
transaction successfully.

Please contact me to my private email address
kimchong@yahoo.cn
contact me to my private phone +1-323-472-5528
Best Regards,
Mr.Kim Chong

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