419 scam: "Mr. David Yau." <redmine@nc-srv.com> Dear Sir/Madam,

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David Yau." <redmine@nc-srv.com>
Reply-To: davidyua.chinaciticbkdong@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:14:02 -0700
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,

Mr. David Yau,
Audit/Credit Control Manager,
China Citic Bank,
Address: 106, Hungfu Road,Nancheng District,Dong Guan-China.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sequel to the meetings held today by the Board of Directors of my bank(China Citic Bank), I will like you to know that there is a $5,500,000.00 USd floating in our bank vault which I will like you to work with me so you can claim this fund as the next of kin to the depositor of the fund. Actually the depositor is Dr. Kenneth R. Mellin who worked with an oil company in Hong Kong. He deposited the fund on behalf of his business partner, but unfortunately, Dr. Kenneth R. Mellin died on a plane crash for the past six years now.

Nobody has come for the fund as the beneficiary. If by the ending of October 2019 nobody come for the claim. the fund will be returned back to treasury as an unclaimed deposit, so I will need you to act fast in making claims of this fund.

I am Mr. David Yau, the head of Audit/Credit Control Department of China Citic bank, I want you to understand that there is no risk in this, so you need not to fear anything, if there is any risk, I will not get myself involved in as far as I am still working with the bank. I will wait for your response and I will give you details on how the fund will be paid to your nominated bank account and how much you will get when the fund gets into your account.

Best Regards,

Mr. David Yau.

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