419 scam: "Ju Lei"<ms.lie.hopewell@zoho.com> how are you?

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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:
- "huge amount 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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "online_julei08009@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ju Lei" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <online_julei08009@zoho.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:15:18 +0800
Subject: how are you?

Hello,
My Name is Ms.Julei Hopewell, I want you to reply to this mail as soon as you finish reading. There is something seroius going on in one of the files i found in my office table and i really want to share it up with you. The Chief Auditor/Information Manager, In-Charge of Foreign Unit of our bank and i have had the intent to contact you over this financial transaction/transfer, now i want us to do this for our own good. I am contacting you to solicit from you,if you will be able to receive the transfer of the sum $11.5 Million Dollars. I want to propose to you to stand as the next of kin to my late client whose account is presently dormant for claims with my bank.

I was opportuned to see the deceased deposit file bearing this huge amount of money when i was inspecting the dated and current customers files in other to sign and submit to the entire bank management for an official validation / re-documentation against the statement approval to the account holders for the year. In a swift investigation carried out by me, i found out that non of the deceased relative is aware of the abandoned fund except his late wife.

If you are interested in my business proposal, further details of the transfer of the funds and what needs to be done, will be forwarded to you as soon as you indicate interest in my proposal. click on the below link to confirm the genuiness of the deceased death.His name is Kurt Kahle.He had a son and a wife who were his only next of kin and was the owner of a big private school.Kurt Kahle,his wife and only son died in a plane crash.

Kindly check the website to confirm this fact,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I await your responce if you will be able to stand as the next of kin to the deceased then get back to me on my private email online_julei08009@yahoo.cn and please do not reply to our office email.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Julei Hopewell
Chief Auditor/Information Manager

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