419 scam: James Taylor <jamestaylor1909@gmail.com> Very Urgent

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: James Taylor <jamestaylor1909@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamestaylor1902@gmx.com
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 15:38:13 -0700
Subject: Very Urgent

Dear Friend, I now this email will come to you as a surprise since you have not received any communication from me before now through post, I decided to use this medium so that this message can get to you faster. My name is Mr. James Taylor, a senior Account Manager at OCBC Bank Berhad Malaysia. I'm contacting you to assist in claiming a fund deposited in our bank (OCBC Bank) valued ($9.2 million dollars) before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by our bank. I happened to be the account officer of Late Che Junzhang who died with his family in the recent incident as a result of missing Malaysia flight (MH370) that happen on 8th march 2014 I receive a notice from our bank to provide the next of kin to Mr.Che Junzhang, so i deem it a respect and honor as well as a privilege to seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased; so that the funds ($9.200,000.00) will be paid to you. I have decided on this sharing arrangement of 60% for me and 40% for you my friend. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legal and legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of law now and in future. You don't have to worry about any hitch in claiming this fund, I assure you it is risk free, This is fact and you can go to this web link to read more about the news: http://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/03/breaking-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-missing/ Please email me your contact information for further discussion. I wait for your urgent respond. You can as well call me +60162902432 Best Regards, Mr. James Taylor. Account Manager OCBC Bank Berhad Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

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