419 scam: "Mrs.Young Sook Min" <mrshelenk24@gmail.com> Please reply me

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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:
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Young Sook Min" <mrshelenk24@gmail.com>
Reply-To: yusookmin@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 13:12:09 +0100
Subject: Please reply me

Dear,

This mail might come to you as a surprise and also temptation to ignore it
as unserious email; but please try to consider it a divine wish and accept
it with a deep sense of humility.

My name is Mrs. Young Sook Min. I am 56 year old and also a Korean living
in the Malaysia suffering from long time cancer, which also affected my
heart. My late husband and my two children died on a ghastly motor accident
few years ago while on vacation in New Zealand. But since the loss of my
Lovely husband and children, I have found a new desire to assist helpless
families, such as the orphanage/ motherless homes.

Before I became ill, I made $7.2 million in real estate investment, which I
kept in a long-term deposit in a finance company in Malaysia. It is my last
wish to see this money is been invested into any business of your choice
that will be giving out to be distributed
amongst the charity organizations.

If you are willing to help me,Update me with this information.

Full Name.......................
Full Address....................
Mobile Number...................
Country of Origin...............
Personal Email Address..........

Thank you and be blessed with your family?

Yours,
Mrs. Young Sook Min.

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