419 scam: "Julian Philip"<lienkang@lienkang.ns2go.com> Important Message (Respond)

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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.
- julianphil@126.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Julian Philip" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <julianphil@126.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:35:56 -0700
Subject: Important Message (Respond)

Dear Friend

I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great assistance that will in return be beneficial to you and I.

I am an auditor with United Bank For Africa (UBA) and my name is Julian Phillip, during our last audit, I discovered an abandoned sum of ($15,500,000.00) in an account belonging to one of our deceased foreign customer who worked with an oil development company in Nigeria. He died with his Wife in an auto crash on February 12, 2011. This couple does not have a child. Since then, all efforts to trace if there exist any of his Family members has proved abortive. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family, hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in claiming the fund valued $15,500,000.00 left behind by the deceased before it is confiscated and declared unserviceable by the bank where it is right now because, the Bank has given has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin within a limited time or have the account confiscated .Thus, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that we can proceed in transferring the said fund to you and thereafter you and I Can share the money on a mutual agreed amount

As a banker with a Ten (10) year work experience, I make bold to say to you that I shall provide you with all the relevant documents you need to back up your claim as the next of kin to the deceased and I shall furnish you ahead with information needed to enable a successful execution. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us succeed in this deal. Again, I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Get back to me so that we can forge ahead on this respect. For obvious security and confidential reasons, please send replies to me via:

EMAIL: julianphil@126.com

Best regards,
JULIAN PHILLIP
(External Auditor Accountant)

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