419 scam: K Yang <k_yang3@msn.com> LET ME HEAR FROM 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:

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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "kaishengyang@administrativos.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: K Yang <k_yang3@msn.com>
Reply-To: <kaishengyang@administrativos.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:03:05 +0000
Subject: LET ME HEAR FROM YOU

>From Mr.Kaisheng Yang,
Standard Bank Group Limited
9th Floor Standard Bank Centre
5 Simmonds Street
Johannesburg, 2001
South Africa.
Compliments,

TO: TRANSFER OF $12 MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I want to make a proposal of business transaction which value sum is $12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United State Dollars) to you, of which I believe, will be of much interest to you and also a mutual benefit for both of us.

My name is Kaisheng Yang, a Chinese Certified Public Accountant. My late client, a great INDUSTRALIST died leaving behind a large sum of money to the tune of Twelve Million United State Dollars {12,000.000.00} I contacted you because the fund will be returned to the government treasury if it remain un-claimed.

As a Certified Public Accountant here in South Africa, I have all the needed documents to make this a success. With my position, I will secure the documents that will show that he WILLED the above mentioned financial estate to you and transfer it to your account, else the bank will confiscate the funds due to the fact that up till now, I cannot get a hold of anyone related to the deceased.

At the successful transfer of the fund to your account, you will take 40% of the total sum while 60% will be for me.

Finally, I must assure you that this transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to both of us. Should my proposal offend you or contradict your moral ethics, I apologize. I need your co-operation to transfer the above mentioned sum out to any of your secured bank account. And I am confident that you will give your consideration to this proposal and response positively within a short period of time. I am available to discuss this proposal with you and to answer any questions you may have in regard to this fund without bias.

On receipt of a positive response from you and upon your strong assurance that you will not let me down once the funds goes into your account, I will not hesitate in sending you the details and procedures of the transaction. I will then start the process of the transfer of the funds to your account without further delay. If you are interested kindly get back to me include with your phone number so that we can stir forward regarding to the transaction.

I look forward to hear from you as soon as URGENCY.

Regards,
Kaisheng Yang
E-MAIL ADDRESS: < kaishengyang@administrativos.com >

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