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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Hung Au" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <HungAu@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:48:57 -0700
Subject: Hong Kong Highways Department HKHD.

URGENT MATTER


Attn: The President / CEO

Dear Sir,


Urgent Telegraphic / Swift Transfer of: USD$35,000,000.00 (Thirty Five
Million United States Dollars Only)


I am Mr. Hung Au, Group Managing Director (GMD) / Chairman Debt
Reconciliation Committee Hong Kong Highways Department(HKHD); I got
your contact from January, 2010 worldwide database and yellow pages
encyclopaedia after due consideration believing you are highly
respected personality. Although, I do not know to what extent you are
familiar with events, hence I contact you.


Firstly, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction;
this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and “TOP
SECRET” with great magnitude involving a pending transaction requiring
maximum confidence, I am sure and have confidence of your ability and
reliability to prosecute this magnificent transaction. The new
government has principally mandated me to review and offset all
contractors’ outstanding overdue payments on contracts awarded since
May 1998 to, June 2009, under the regimes of the former Heads Of
State.

Respectively, In May 2001, a contract worth USD$285,000,000.00 ( Two
Hundred & Eighty-Five Million United States Dollars Only) was awarded
to a foreign company by Hong Kong Highways Department (HKHD) for
Maintenance of Highway Structures in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New
Territories 2002-2005. I deliberately over-invoiced the contract with
USD$35,000,000.00 (Thirty Five Million United States Dollars Only).
Actually the company that executed the contracts has been fully paid
and the projects were officially commissioned.

Therefore, due to epigrammatic decision to redefine the outstanding
payment I am presenting you as the beneficiary who will present
original invoice to re-apply and to substitute the foreign company
which upon its presentation to Central Bank of Hong Kong (CBHK) your
designated bank account will be credited unconditionally. On receipt
of your immediate response, we shall discuss the compulsory
modalities. I have all necessary documents / approvals to secure the
transfer in your favour.

Note as a mandatory, I wish to make the clarifications as follows:
That you will be entitled to share 25% of the total funds. The
officials 70% while 5% will be set aside to incure any local and
foreign incidental expenses. I consequently request your maximum
assistance and approvals to facilitate the transfer of the above funds
from Central Bank of Hong Kong (CBHK), where these funds are
deposited. upon confirmation of your readiness to execute this
magnificent transaction with me, you will be urgently required to
furnish your companies letter headed paper signed & stamped, private
telephone & fax numbers, bank name and address, your corporate bank
account Number.

In conclusion, I guarantee that this operation will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of law.

Please take note; I’m outside Hong Kong presently due to urgent
international conference in London and i want to ensure that all the
necessary preparation is done while i am away from my country. i want
you to immediately indicate your interest to me so that i can get in
touch with you while i am in London and get the necessay information
to get the fund transferred to you. So please contact me on this
private email for further details in regards to this proposal.

Kindly reply me through this e-mail: HungAu@yandex.com




Please include the following contact information;

1. FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

2. COMPANY NAME

3. OCCUPATION

4. AGE/TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

5. BANKING DETAILS



Best Regards,

Hung Au
Hong Kong Highways Department HKHD

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