419 scam: "Mr. Bob Chen" <ddchris48@yahoo.de> From: Mr. Bob Chen of ICBC Bank

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "icbc bank" (not involved with lotteries)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bob Chen" <ddchris48@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: mr.bobchen1@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 02:33:39 +0800
Subject: From: Mr. Bob Chen of ICBC Bank

Mr. Bob Chen
Vice President & Branch Manager
Hacienda Heights Branch
17180 Colima Road,
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745, USA

Good day,

My name is Mr. Bob Chen, ICBC Bank, Hacienda Hieghts Branch,
California USA. I discovered a huge sum secretly in a high profile
account. On investigation I discovered it is without any administrator
thus a floating funds.

I want you to partner with me to transfer this funds out into your
account. We shall share the money in terms that we will both agree .
Let me know if you are willing to partner with me.

Please do in your reply email state your full name and phone number
and I will call to give you more information.

I await your response.

Sincerely,

Mr. Bob Chen
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