419 scam: "DR MIKE WYNN"<test@yau.edu.cn> I am prepared to place you as the next of kin

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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.
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.
- +447024051676 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- drmikewynn@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <drmikewynn@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:54:16 -0500
Subject: I am prepared to place you as the next of kin

Bank of America Corporation
5 Canada Square, London E14 5AQ,
United Kingdom.
Contact Person, Dr Mike Wynn
Tel +44-702-405-1676
Tel +44-702-403-5557
Tel +44-702-405-8786
Email:drmikewynn@hotmail.com
www.bankofamerica.com

Attention: Sir/Madam

I am Mr. Mike Wynn

Executive Director of Operations Bank Of America London Branch.
An American named Mr. Avray Kay a business man made a numbered fixed deposit of 49,250,000.00 HKD = 3,188,433.288 GBP for 18 calendar months; this is valued to our Bank. Upon maturity several notices was sent to him, even during the war, Five years ago (2008). Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out that Mr.AVRAY KAY and his family had been killed during the war in bomb blast that hit their home at Mukaradeeb where his personal oil well was.

My proposal, I am prepared to place you as the next of kin in a position to instruct the Bank Of America to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation. Should you be interested please respond with the below details as stated immediately and more details via my direct email address drmikewynn@hotmail.com.

Full Name/Present Address/Age/Sex/Tel/Fax/Marital Status/Occupation
I await your response.
DR MIKE WYNNE
Executive Director of Operations Bank of America London Branch.

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