419 scam: "Mr. Hon-Hing Wong" <jorge@pc.es.gov.br> An Emergency, Please Acknowledge!!

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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:
- "dear friend" (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.
- honhingwong840@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Hon-Hing Wong" <jorge@pc.es.gov.br>
Reply-To: mrhonhingwongh@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:45:11 +0200
Subject: An Emergency, Please Acknowledge!!

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Hon-Hing Wong , Managing Director Dah Sing Bank Ltd, Hong Kong.
I am contacting you with respect to a portfolio amounting to $35,520,000
USD (Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States
Dollar)deposited by a German Merchant named Mr. Mathew Schneider.

On the 18th of November 2002 Mr. Mathew Schneider deposited to a total of
$35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand
United States Dollar) and the deposit matured on the 18th of November
2006.

Mr. Mathew Schneider, has since passed away without stating his next of
kin because he deposited the funds in our establishment at a point he was
finalizing divorcing his wife and had no kids coupled with the fact that
he was an orphan, this funds has since mature and the roll-over on the
funds has also expired.This sum of $35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five Million,
Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollar) is still in my
possession in my Bank lifeless and unnoticed because there will never be a
claim on the funds and all material and immaterial documents and
certificates relating to the funds is also in my possession.

According to the Hong Kong Law regulating cases of this nature which is
also typical to other Asian countries, at the expiration of 5 (five)
years, such funds will revert to the ownership of the Government for
financing military operations, such as purchasing of arms and ammunition's
for the military.In order to avert this negative development, I will like
to seek for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to
Mr. Mathew Schneider so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not
be use for financing weapons which will further enhance the courses of war
in the world in general.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of
60% for me and 35% for you and the balance of 5% will be responsible for
the major/trivial expenses incurred in the course of the transaction.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this project will be done
by my attorney and with my position as the credit officer guarantees the
successful execution of this project. If you are interested, please reply
immediately.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with further information and
modalities that will help you understand the transaction. You should
observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this project would
be most profitable for both parties because I shall require your
assistance to invest my share in your country.Please kindly contact me for
details via my private email: honhingwong840@gmail.com

Thanks and regards,

Mr. Hon-Hing Wong.

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