419 scam: "Shawn Huang" <shawn-huang@nyc.kfui.com> Can i trust you

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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 "dying merchant" 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.
- shawnhuang@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Shawn Huang" <shawn-huang@nyc.kfui.com>
Reply-To: shawnhuang@mail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:09:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Can i trust you

Good morning to you, My name is Mr.Shawn Huang , a merchant presently taking
medical treatment in Indonesia. I have been diagnosed with Prostate and
Esophageal cancer that was discovered very late due to my uncaring attitude for
my health. It has defiled all form of medicine and right now, I only have about
few weeks to live according to medical experts. To be frank with you, I have not
particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone not even
myself but my business and money. Though I am very rich, but was never generous,
I was always hostile to people and only focus on my business as that was the
only thing I cared for.But now I regret all this as I now know that, there is
more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I
believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my
life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that I know my time is almost
up, i wish to extend my will to charity organization ,as I want this to be one
of the last good deeds I do on earth. So i decided to contact you with trust to
assist me collect a cash deposit of ($15m) in security company , and donate the
funds to charity organizations,Motherless babies home, hospitals,and charity for
sick and old people. Please, if you are willing to assist me kindly reply me to
this mailbox at (shawnhuang@mail.com) for more information on how this could be
done.
Regards
Huang

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