419 scam: Xinyan Yichen <xinyanyichen@gmail.com> Dear Good Friend,

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Xinyan Yichen <xinyanyichen@gmail.com>
Reply-To: manuel763982@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 04:56:35 -0700
Subject: Dear Good Friend,

Dear Good Friend,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new business partner from Indonesia.
Presently I am in Indonesia for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts
to assist me in transferring those funds despite the fact that it failed us
somehow.

For your past efforts and attempts to assist me to conclude the transaction
in the past, I kept for you the total of $920.000.00.(Nine Hundred And
Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) with Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Now contact/reply to my account officer in Australia, His name is Mr.
Manual David and ask him to send you the total of $920.000.00. (Nine
Hundred And Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) I appreciate your
efforts at that time very much, feel free to contact the bank and receive
your compensation money to your nominated bank account or they can send to
you an authorized bank ATM master card to your address for you to withdraw
the money from any bank ATM machine in your country

To enable Mr. Manual David process the release of your money, do send to
him the below details.
Your Full Names:
Your Address:
Cell Phone Number:
Your occupation:
Your Age:

At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which
I and my new business partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I
had forwarded instruction to my bank on your behalf to receive that money,
so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Manual David he will send the amount
to you without any delay.

Thanks and God bless you.
Mrs. Xinyan Yichen.

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