419 scam: "MS. ZOE LAU"<jianli@dewxin.com> VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MS. ZOE LAU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fore.remit.dept@simplesolares.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 09:26:46 -0400
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE

From The Desk Of: MS. ZOE LAU
Foreign Remittance Officer
Units 601-602 and Units 1101-1103, China Resources
Building, 5001 Shennan East Road, Shenzhen, PRC
Tel (86) 755 8238 3838
Fax (86) 755 8269 1682
https://www.cncbinternational.com

Attn: Fund Beneficiary:Payment Code:R578906K,Date:15/9/2019

Sir,

Please kindly be notified that we have been mandated by the
(World Bank of Switzerland) to contact you..

Therefore, we write to know if it's true that you are DEAD? because we
received a notification from one (MR. GERSHON SHAPIRO) of USA stating
that you are DEAD and that you have giving him the right to claim your
OUTSTANDING FUND US$10.500,000,00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) only. He stated you died in a CAR accident. He
has been calling us regarding this issue, but we cannot proceed with him
until we confirm this by not hearing from you after 3 days.

Be advised that we have made all arrangements for you to receive and
confirm your funds without anymore stress, and without any further
delays. All we need to confirm now is your being DEAD Or still alive,
because this MAN'S message brought shock to our minds. And we just can't
proceed with him until we confirm if this is a reality OR not, But if it
happened we did not hear from you after 7 days, then we say: MAY YOUR
SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE YOUR JOY AND SUCCESS REMAINS OUR GOAL.

We await your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,
MS. ZOE LAU.
E-mail. fore.remit.dept@simplesolares.com
Foreign Remittance Department
Telex Transfer Section,
China CITIC Bank International Limited

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