419 scam: "Steven Jean" <stevenjean_bk@yahoo.co.jp> BE MY PARTNER................BUT CAN I TRUST YOU?

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- stevenjean_yorkshire@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Steven Jean" <stevenjean_bk@yahoo.co.jp> (may be fake)
Reply-To: stevenjean_yorkshire@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:16:37 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: BE MY PARTNER................BUT CAN I TRUST YOU?

Good Day,

I am Mr. Steven Jean; I work with the Yorkshire Bank Plc as an account
officer in the Treasury/Credit Control Unit. I was the accounting officer
of a national of your country, who died with his wife and their only son
in a motor accident.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the assets
and Capital valued at £25,000,000.00 Million Pound Sterling(Twenty Five
Million Pound Sterling Only) left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the share holders of this Bank,
so that they can share his funds as dividends amongst themselves.

The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.
Because as at the time of his demise I was his accounting officer, but
have since been promoted to the position of Treasury/Credit Control Unit,
ever since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for sometime
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account
can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we
shall then discuss modalities for transfer.

As soon as I receive an acknowledgment of your acceptance, I will furnish
you with the necessary modalities of the transaction. I assure you that
this transaction is 100% risk free, and as soon as we succeed in getting
this funds to your account, The money will be shared on a 50, 50 basis.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

I am waiting to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
Steven Jean
Reply email: stevenjean_yorkshire@yahoo.co.jp

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