419 scam: "Mike Young"<mikesyouung1@gmail.com> ATTENTION !!!!

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mikesyoung1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mike Young" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikesyoung1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:03:07 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION !!!!

My name is Mike Young , and I work as an Account Manager with Asian Finance Bank, Malaysia. I have managed a certain account for a Resident Foreigner here in Malaysia who bears same(last name) with you but who unfortunately died leaving in our care a fairly huge amount of money total value of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only .{ $4,500,000.00Usd } in a Domiciliary Account. We had unsuccessfully tried to make contact with any relatives of this client over the last couple of years but exhaustive enquiries is limited by our professional ethics which obligates us to act with extreme caution and confidentiality when dealing with clients Accounts of this type! This has made it impossible to get round the problem of identifying a next-of –kin in this situation.

I require your assistance in securing the estate left behind by my client as any time from now it may be declared unserviceable and consequently confiscated by the Monetary Authorities of Malaysia. Indeed the Monetary Authorities has issued a MANDATORY NOTICE demanding us to provide a next-of-Kin to my client's Estate or have same reserved to the protection of the State of Malaysia.

Having satisfied all legal requirements of Beneficiary/next-of-Kin Notification over the past two years, I am convinced that no one will turn up to lay claim to this funds, hence, I write to seek your consent to put you forward and present you as the next-of-Kin of my deceased client since you bear same last name so that proceeds from his Estate can be paid into an account to be provided by your good-self (preferably outside Malaysia financial institutions.).His legal representative in my country Malaysia is aware of this situation and he is ready to co-operate with us as soon as you show your interest in this proposal.

I have all relevant information to validate our claim presenting you as next-of-Kin and all we will do shall be within the confines of all Malaysia regulating Statutes. All I ask is your co-operation and trust and all I can say at this time is that the compensation will be worth every effort and commitment that you will bring into this transaction. On receipt of your response, I shall provide you with more details concerning this transaction in my next email as this will involve the proper legal procedure of international fund transfer to a third party outside Malaysia .I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via email address { mikesyoung1@gmail.com }, this transaction will be treated private with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

Yours sincerely,
Mike Young

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