419 scam: "BARRISTER VINCENT YOUNG"<janete.bonfim@grupointegrado.br> Re:

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER VINCENT YOUNG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vincentyoungesq@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:42:20 +0800
Subject: Re:

VINCENT YOUNG AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES
NO. 24, JALAN MELAKA RAYA 31,
TAMAN MELAKA RAYA
MALAYSIA.
TEL: +60103950487

I am Vincent Young, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine Mr.Andrew Ryan bequeathed you as His Next of Kin who died as a result of Heart condition after the death of all His family members.On Tuesday 10 February 2004, he died in one of the private Hospital here in Malaysia after battling with heart failure.

Mr.Andrew Ryan bequeathed you as his Next-Of-kin because of your profile he read on the internet, he said "he believe that you can will able to reach the poor with part of the money he has bequeathed to you as his Heir due to your humble and sincere profile that he had read about you" before his death.
I have established several contact with you ever since his death, but there has it been any response from your end. I'm contacting again with all hope and assurance that you will receive this mail because this is the only contact details Mr.Andrew Ryan wrote down before his death. The Bank of Mr.Andrew Ryan has issued me a notice to contact you (His Next Of Kin) to enable all "Rights & entitlement of Mr.Andrew Ryan to be paid to you which is a total deposit valued at Eighteen Million United States Dollars ($18 Million Dollars) before the said fund will be confiscated by the Malaysia Government or declared unserviceable as there have not been any response from you end.

I'm contacting you as the Attorney of Late Mr.Andrew Ryan to seek your consent to enable me contact the bank for the payment of your inheritance as this part of my duty and promise to Mr.Andrew Ryan before his death. Be informed that this will be executed under legal procedures that will protect you from any breach of the law as enshrined in the constitution of the Malaysian to enable the bank has this inheritance paid to you.
I look forward to your consent and approval to enable proceed with all legal procedures as directed by the bank before this fund can be paid to you. Do feel free to contact me.I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via my private EMAIL (vincentyoung44@kkwl.ac.th) and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

Yours truly,

Vincent Young
Attorney at Law

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