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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:
- "million 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)
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- 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.
- d_kim124@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Kingston General <kingstongeneraltradingllc@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Kingston General <d_kim124@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:36:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Department of Foreign Currency Exchange
>From David Kim
Department of Foreign
Currency Exchange
Ministry of Finance
People's Republic of China
Email:d_kim124@yahoo.com.hk
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Dear Sir,
I Am David Kim An Account Superintendent of the Above Government Department in China i am also a government stock broker. due to several scam emails all over the internet, i do hope you will not term that my proposal is one of such mails. please do not regard it such way because the issue i want to table before you is 100% real.
However by the virtue of my position as the chief accounting officer exposes me to handle some of the
China Government security bills and bonds. i have just concluded a transaction where i sold a bond of 100 million dollars for the Chinese Government but in the process made a profit of USD 25million. i am slightly handicapped at the moment collecting this money due to the strict laws imposed on Government civil servants which makes it difficult to claim this money.
Apparently this bond transaction have been concluded and payments made to bank of china who will later remit funds to the Government RESERVE ACCOUNT.I have just liaised with one of the bank officials to help me move the $25m secretly to a private account or corporate account preferably in united states of America or any good country where the funds will be safeguarded and that is why i am contacting you. If the government finds out about the excess profit made from the bond deal, they won't
allow me have the money and that's why i am contacting you to partner with me for the funds to be moved. please note All logistic arrangement to effect the Transfer has been sealed hence what i need is your cooperation to partner with me so that you can be the recipient of the funds pending when i will visit your country for the disbursement.
Please keep it in mind this is highly Confidential Matter due to the communist policy being practiced here and should be handled with top Secrecy. The funds has been Approved for Transfer and i just need your company's information or Your Personal Details and Bank Coordinates to process the Payment And have it Transferred immediately.
Consequently you are Receiving 40% of this Money upon the Successful Completion Of the transaction and you are assured there is no risk in your participation. Everything will be handled with utmost carefulness till i conclude the deal.
Finally be informed this Transaction Will Be Concluded within Ten working days and i am Waiting for your Immediate Response
to Commence the Transaction.
Best Regards
David Kim
Account Superintendent
Ministry of finance People's Republic of China.
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