419 scam: Nien-Sheng Lin <nlin3574@gmail.com> Re: I want to hand over ($40,000.000) Forty Million Dollars Bond

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- nlin3574@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Nien-Sheng Lin <nlin3574@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nlin293@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 08:07:22 +0000
Subject: Re: I want to hand over ($40,000.000) Forty Million Dollars Bond

Dear,

I will be very glad to read from you today as you receive this message.

I have prostate cancer disease and the doctor says that I have just
little days to live in this world before I die. I am half US and Half
Asia Citizen. Now that I am about to die because of this prostate
cancer disease, I want to hand over my ($40,000.000) Forty Million
Dollars Bond which I invested with Anglo Gold Mining and Exportation
Company. It is my last wish to help unknown person with my wealth but
you must assure me that you will use at least 30% of my wealth to help
the Syrian refugees in turkey Turkish Disaster Management Agency
(AFAD) it is said that the Syrian refugees in southern Turkey has
risen to 101, 834. You must promise me that you will disburse 30% to
help them and 30% of my wealth to help the orphanages home, widows and
poor people in your country and you take the remaining 40% of the fund
for yourself so if you promise to follow all my instructions write
down your telephone number and address in your reply to this mail to
enable me give you more information.
kindly reply through this PRIVATE Email for further documentations
and briefing: nlin3574@gmail.com

Regard,
Nien-Sheng Lin.

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