419 scam: "Mike Young"<mikesyouung1@gmail.com> SEEKING YOUR PARTNERSHIP !!!!

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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)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- mikesyoung1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mike Young" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikesyoung1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 08:41:37 -0700
Subject: SEEKING YOUR PARTNERSHIP !!!!

FROM THE DESK OF Mr. Mike Young
MANAGER, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT,
ASIAN FINANCE BANK MALAYSIA
GOOD NEW'S
Dear friend,

My name is Mr. Mike Young am the manager of auditing and accounting department ASIAN FINANCE BANK, I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of $15, 500, 000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) immediately to your account. This is an abandoned fund that belongs to one of our foreign customer in person of late Libyan president General Mohammad Ghaddafi who died on the 20th of October 2011 as a result of Libya uprising that arise this year .

You can visit the below website and YouTube video for confirmation.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15390980

www.telegraph.co.uk › ... › Africa and Indian Ocean › Libya News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsGkwFBByuQ&skipcontrinter=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrKFxtutR3s&skipcontrinter=1

I want you to assist me in distributing the money left behind by late Mohammad Ghaddafi before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank as you know that if at a particular point in time no one come up as the beneficiary to this fund the bank will take advantage of this situation .More so, the bank as made a decision to transfer the fund to the federal government reserve if any one does not come up as the new beneficiary to this fund .Therefore, i will like to present you to the bank as the new beneficiary to this fund through the aid of late Ghaddafi's lawyer in my country whom is also aware of this situation as we all know that all Ghaddafi fund and estate is been confiscated in all countries all over the world as the ex-president is known as dictator .

This situation is not new in the banking sector and i can tell you that it's 100% risk free because his lawyer also will have some percentage in conclusion of this deal so therefore we all must come to compromise and reach a good agreement on how to share this fund as you will be fronting for this fund ,I will be giving us information on how to make it successful and the lawyer will back your claim with legal documents that will certify the legality and genuineness of your claim as the new beneficiary to this fund.

If you are interested in being my partner in this mutual opportunity do show your interest as this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology.I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.
I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via email address {mikesyoung1@gmail.com}, this transaction will be treated private with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

Yours Sincerely
Mike Young

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