419 scam: LIU ERH FEI <liu451@outlook.com> INTRODUCTION

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "observe utmost confidentiality" (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 next of kin scam.
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.
- liuerhfei1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LIU ERH FEI <liu451@outlook.com>
Reply-To: chungsiukuen212@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:05:52 -0600
Subject: INTRODUCTION

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From the Desk of Liu Erh Fei,

Please treat this with the utmost confidentiality and if you do not have
interest I apologize for my intrusion on your time as I beg you to
forget you ever received a letter like this. My name is Liu Erh Fei; I
am a senior staff with Wing Lung Bank 112 Queen's Road, Central, Main
Branch, Hong Kong. I have a matter of utmost importance and
confidentiality that I will like to discuss with you. I hope you will
not be offended as it will be of mutual benefit to us. I am contacting
you concerning an investment that was placed under our bank's management
for a period of 18 months in 2013. A client of my bank by the name
Mr.Richard Gelb made a Fixed Deposit for this period in my branch. If
you are familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our
services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment
from conventional processes.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply. After some months, we sent a reminder only to be
informed of his death. On further investigation, I found out that he
died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin
have been fruitless as Mr.Richard Gelb did not declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit for
paper work in my Bank.

If you are interested then a bank account in any part of the world that
you will provide will then be used to facilitate the transfer of this
money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into
your account for us to share, We share equally (45% each) while the
balance 10% to cover all other expenses like taxes, lawyers fees etc..
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will
be done by an attorney and my position as a top official guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction.If you find yourself able to
work with me, contact me through my email below as according to the
banking laws of Hong Kong,if nobody comes forward to claim the funds
after Five(5) Years,the money will be reverted back to the Government .
If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a
conclusion.Please send me your confidential telephone numbers for easy
communication. Please observe utmost confidentiality,
and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for
both of us. Private Email:liuerhfei1@gmail.com

Best regards
Liu Erh Fei.

Wing Lung Bank
112 Queen's Road,
Central, Main Branch,
Hong Kong.

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