419 scam: "Dr. John Chan C.C"<johninfo755@yahoo.com.hk> Lieber Freund

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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)
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.
- johncc_chan@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. John Chan C.C" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johncc_chan@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 03:35:56 -0600
Subject: Lieber Freund

Lieber Freund,

Guten Tag, ich bin Dr. John als Hong Kong Bankier, ich habe ein Fondsvolumen um heimlich zu sichern und Transfer zu Ihrem Konto, wenn Sie an mir mich ohne mich verraten zu helfen.

Bitte, wenn Sie daran interessiert sind, mir zu helfen, zu tun und schreiben Sie mir für weitere Details. Hier ist meine E-Mail: johncc_chan@aol.com
Grüße,
Dr. John

Dear Friend,

Good Day, I am Dr. John as a Hong Kong banker, I have funds worth to secretly secure and transfer to your account, if you are interested to help me me without betrayed me.

Please if you are interested to help me, do and write me for more details. Here is my Email: johncc_chan@aol.com

Regards,
Dr. John

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