419 scam: Michael Hudson <michael_jhson2000@yahoo.com> Urgent pls

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Michael Hudson <michael_jhson2000@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: michael_jhson200@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 23:33:30 -0800
Subject: Urgent pls

Good day Dear

I am Mr.Michael Hudson,an ex-banker and the name of my country is Benin
Republic I need a reliable person who can be trusted in this investment
proposal that required to be carry out confidentially,let me tell you about
it.

A family friend Mrs.Judith Frank who happens to be the wife of a late bank
executive and my former boss intimated me on her intention to invest the
sum of US$7.2M (Seven million and two hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in a
foreign country, being money left for her family by her late husband who
died recently.

I advised her to have patience as I will source for a reliable and
trust-worthy investor who can receive, invest and manage the money very
well for her. I am soliciting on her behalf for you to help her invest and
manage the money properly in your country, her areas of investment interest
includes but not limited to real estate and hotel.

Should you be interested, please furnish me with your full contact details
including phone number so I can furnish you with more information for
proper understanding of the project.

Looking forward for your urgent response.

Best Regards,
Michael Hudson

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