419 scam: "Yoke Hui" <yokehui@minescruise.com> Re:Alert

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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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "yokehui@y7mail.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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031849935 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Yoke Hui" <yokehui@minescruise.com>
Reply-To: yokehui@y7mail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:03:40 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Re:Alert

Good Day.I am Yoke Hui Director of www.minescruise.com Resort Malaysia.I
am pleased to get in touch with you for a very urgent business, although I
don't know you neither have I seen you before but my confidence was
reposed on you when I came across your contact during my search for a
credible overseas partner to assist me.Am using this medium to introduce
you to this Proposal that will be of utmost beneficial to both of
us.Presently, i went for a seminar in the United Kingdom that will last
for about 3 weeks.

I receive a call this morning from my assistant manager that an Italian
guest Mr.Carlo in my hotel was involved in a air crash on 08/08/2009
between Euro copter AS 350 and a Piper PA-32 plan owned by LCA
Partnerships of Fort
Washington.http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/travel-resources/travel-news/general-travel/helicopter-and-plane-crash-in-new-york/a-3-143-1832/
I have known this tourist for 6 year who left to united state last week.To
my greatest surprise all his belonging is left in my hotel because he
promise to come back on 31stnd of this month.It was a sad news that he died
on the crash.in his hotel room we recover 19.3 million United State dollars
that was in a box as i inform my assistant manager to search the room.

The choice of contacting you aroused from the geographical nature of where
you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction. Can i
trust you and deposit this money into your account until i come back.I do
not want to disclose this to the government because i know it will be
confiscated and might be sent to government coffers if they notice it.This
is a great opportunity.I cannot transfer the money to the my company
account presently.

If you accept to do this deal with me,This will be disbursed or shared in
these percentages, 60% to me and 30% to you and 10% for any expenses we
incurred during the process of transferring this money to your
account.In case if you do not want the money to be transferred to an
account,we can make an arrangement to move it with a diplomat
who can deliver it to your place.

You can reach me with this number since am out of the state.+447031849935
or you can call my assistant manager on +60172716995.For security reason
DO NOT CALL MY OFFICE NUMBER regarding this deal and DO NOT reply me to my
company email for security reason because my secretary might read the mail,
and i don't want any one to be aware of this except YOU and I.My Assistant
manager is less aware of the deal so do not disclose more of my secret
with you to him until we get the money moved out.

Send me email on my private email at yokehui@y7mail.com

Thanks as you co-operate with me.Feel free to reach me on mails.I want
the money to be transferred latest my Tuesday next week to your account
then when i come back we can share the percentage.

Please if you do not accept this offer,do not disclose it to any one.

Thanks
Yours Sincerely
Hui Yoke

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