419 scam: "Lydia Hoek"<lyhoek@hotmail.co.uk> Hello Again

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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 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.
- lyhoek@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lydia Hoek" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lyhoek@aol.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:27:43 -0700
Subject: Hello Again

Hello Friend,

I am Lydia Hoek, I sent you this email about two weeks ago but I got no response, so I am constrained to contact you again via the internet which has been severely abused by fraudsters over the years. I am an oil-servicing equipment merchant, diagnosed with chronic Esophageal cancer in September 2010.

In the past one year I have been donating my money to charity organizations in Asia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked two members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money to charity organizations in Indonesia and Southern Sudan, but they kept the money to themselves. So, if family can do that, why not trust a total stranger.

I have one last bulk sum, totaling (Twenty Two MillionDollars) $22M, that I have with a Vault House Company in Europe. I need you to retrieve this deposit and distribute it to charity organizations to less privileged, AIDS/HIV and orphans around the world. I have set aside 20% for your time and service. I do not need this money anymore as I have a short time to live.

Please reply me with honesty through this email : Lyhoek@aol.co.uk

Yours Truly,

Ms. Lydia Hoek

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