419 scam: "Nien-sheng Lin"<mamg7610885@angel.ocn.ne.jp> Hello dear,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Nien-sheng Lin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nienshenglin11@inbox.eu>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 03:52:43 +0200
Subject: Hello dear,

Hello dear,

I am writing in response to your e-mail informing me that my previous
letter to you came without content of my message. Please find below
body of the message i sent previously and respond with your opinion.

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 an US Citizen,
dealing with gold exportation business. I was born on 26th may,1939.
Here is my international passport.

Now that i am about to die because of this prostate cancer disease, i
want to hand over my millions of dollars to you. I want you to inherit
my wealth. But you must assure me that you will use at least 50% of my
wealth to help the Syrian refugees in turkey. Turkish Disaster
Management Agency (AFAD) said that the Syrian refugees in southern
Turkey has risen to 101, 834. You must promise me that you will use
50% of my wealth to help the Syria people that are suffering in turkey
and 30% of my wealth to help the orphanages home, widows and poor
people in your country. Take the remaining 20% of my wealth for
yourself. I dash you the remaining 20% of my wealth if you promise to
follow all my instructions.

Write down your telephone number and address.
Please writ me back on this email:

Regard,
Nien-sheng Lin

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