419 scam: "MR. MING MUI" <mrmingmui5@gmail.com> Dear 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:

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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "industrial and commercial bank of china" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "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 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.
- mrmingmui5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. MING MUI" <mrmingmui5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrmingmui5@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:18:48 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,

Mr. Ming Mui
Vice President & Branch Manager
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (USA) NY.
Canal Street Main Branch
G/F, 202 Canal Street,
New York, NY 10013, USA

Dear Friend,

Seeing this email message would be a surprise to you but kindly read
it carefully and you will understand the reason why I am contacting
you for this purpose. However, this correspondence is UN-official and
private, and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that
this transaction is hitch free from all what you may think of.I am Mr.
Ming Mui, Vice President & Branch Manager, Industrial and Commercial
Bank of China (USA) NY, Canal Street Main Branch, New York,and I am
contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be
attached to this transaction.

The Management and the Legal department of our bank (Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China (USA) NY) in a recent meeting recommended
that the account of late Mr. Wiiliam Aucoin, who was one of my branch
depositor,should be declared Dormant, confiscated and the depositor's
fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to U.S.A Banking and
financial law. Late William Aucoin died on 28th June 2010 of cancer
at the Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in Aventura,Florida.The
bank having made several efforts to contact any of his relatives to
claim this money but without success decided to confiscate the fund
and declare it public fund.

Late Mr. William Aucoin was an account holder in my branch; he owns a
dollar account with a huge sum of money deposited in a Secret account
with my branch. In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the
account holder nor any relative of him has shown up for the claim of
this fund, this is because he has the account as a secret account thus
he left all the documents for the deposit with me as his account
officer and financial advisory.

This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in, I want
you to come in as a relative of the deceased; do not bother that you
are not in any way related to him because I am in position to affix
your name as the next of kin to the deceased and no one will question
it since I am the officer in charge of the account. I will give you
the relevant documents and contacts to file the application and then I
will effect the approvals for the transfer of the fund to your
nominated bank account. I will be the one to provide the vital
documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly how
we should handle it.

Please include your telephone number when replying this mail so I can
call to give you more information as soon as you indicate your
willingness to assist in this transaction. The whole Procedures will
last only 14 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully
without trace even in future. After the transfer of the money to your
nominated bank account, we shall share the money 60-40.that is I will
have 60% while you will have 40%.

Kindly respond promptly so that I can advice you on what next to
do.Please reply to this my home email address:(mrmingmui5@gmail.com)

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Yours truly,

Ming Mui.
Vice President & Branch Manager,
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (USA) NY.

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