419 scam: "EDWARD YOUNG" <info@saad.com> URGENT RESPONCE FRIEND

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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:
- "million 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)
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- edwardyoungjrn@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EDWARD YOUNG" <info@saad.com>
Reply-To: edwardyoungjrn@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:38:09 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONCE FRIEND

Mrs Aisha Bin Mohamed
FOR EDWARD YOUNG,
Malaysia.

I am EDWARD YOUNG an attorney of law. A deceased client of mine that shares the same last name with yours, died as a result of a heart-related condition in March 12th 2009.Leaving behind a deposit valued of $10 million dollars, his heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_ earthquake.

I want you to assist in distributing ndred dollars) the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

The bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin. My proposition is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law,With a part payment of US$1.5
(One Million Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) directly to you, with your withdrawing capacity of US$3,500.00 (Three thousand five hundred dollars) daily. contact me on email:edwardyoungjrn@gmail.com immediately if you are interested. Barrister Edward Young (Esq)
Phone no:
0060-12-97-98-734.
0060-13-327-08-79
0060-12-217-85-16
Level 1 Menara Bukit Meldrum
9N Jalan Tenteram
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

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