419 scam: "MR. MIKE MODISE" <mikemodise122@rocketmail.com> PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million 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)
- "% will be for you" (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)
- "mikemodise@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. MIKE MODISE" <mikemodise122@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: mikemodise@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 01:00:12 -0600 (CST)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

Hello,

Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. I believe
you are a highly respected personality,considering the fact that I sourced
your profile from a
human resource profile database on your country.

Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events. Well, I
am a banker in one of the major banks in my country. I am the
PersonalBanker to Mr. George Brumley,
who used to be a top investor and a physician here in my country and other
part of Africa. He and his entire family lost their lives on a plane crash
in Kenya during their
family vacation.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of
my client's relatives, this has also roved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts,
I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member
of his family but to no avail, hence, I contacted you to assist in
repatriating the money
(Thirty Million United States Dollars only) left behind by my late client
in my Bank.

Particularly, the board of directors and department of finance knows me
very well as his personal banker and has ask me to present some one to
claim the fund left by my
late client. Consequently, this Bank issued me a notice to provide the
Next of Kin to claim the US 30Million (Thirty Million United States
Dollars only) in their custody
within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
to claim the fund
as the Next of Kin to him so that the Bank will transfer the fund to your
account. Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to
meet with you for the
disbursement of the fund and then you and I will share the money in this
order: 60% will be for me, 40% will be for you.

I have all the necessary legal documents that can back our claim, we may
make with the Bank. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Contact me back Urgent Please.

I will disclose some vital information about the late owner to the funds
including the website of the incident that took his precious life and the
name of my
bank once I have gained your trust.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr Mike Modise
Email:mikemodise@ymail.com

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