419 scam: "Chukwu Young" <chukwu_young@yahoo.co.uk> PROPOSITION

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- chukwugozieyoung@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Chukwu Young" <chukwu_young@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: chukwugozieyoung@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:04:30 -0000
Subject: PROPOSITION

From: Mr.Chukwugozie L.Young
Manager, Credit and Foreign
Bills,Zenith International Bank
Plc,Lagos-Nigeria.

My name is Mr.Chukwugozie L.Young, the manager Credit and Foreign Bills of
Zenith International Bank Plc of Nigeria.I am writing in respect of a
foreign customer of my bank Mr. Andreas Schranner, a German National, a
property magnate, made a series of(Fixed) Deposit, valued at
$15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) for twelve
calendar months with account number 14-255-2004/zib/t. Upon Maturity, we
sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no response.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
company that Mr.Andreas Schranner was aboard the ill fated AF4590
plane,which crashed Monday,31 July, 2007 into the Hotelissimo.

Since the death of Mr.Andreas Schranner,I personally have watched with
keen interest to see his next-of-kin but all has proved abortive as no one
has come to claim his funds of US$15.5m (Fifteen Million,Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars), which has been with my bank for a very
long time.On this note I decided to seek for whose name shall be used as
his next-of-kin as no one has come up to be his next-of-kin. In view of
this,I got your contact through my country's foreign trade mission after I
was convinced by providence that your name could be used as his
next-of-kin.The request of the foreigner as a next-of-kin in this business
is occasioned by the fact that Mr.Andreas Schranner was a foreigner and a
Nigerian cannot stand as next-of-kin to a foreigner. I agreed that 40% of
this money will be for you as a foreign partner in respect of providing a
new bank account/support or we can use your old account information,while
the rest will be for me.thereafter, I will visit your country for
disbursement as I am almost due for retirement.

However,to facilitate the immediate transfer of this fund to your account
as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as a relation to Mr.Andreas
Schranner indicating your private telephone number,and fax numbers for
easy communication and the location where the money will be remitted. Upon
the receipt of your reply, I will send you the next step to take.I will
not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch-free and that
you should not entertain any fear,as the whole required arrangement has
been made for the transfer.

You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this
letter.Trusting to hear from you.
Your respectfully,
Mr.Chukwugozie L.Young.
E-mail:chukwugozieyoung@gmail.com

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