419 scam: "Chu-yu Soong"<soongchu@kimo.com> Business Enquiry and Proposition

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "with your full names" (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.
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.
- schuyuu@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Chu-yu Soong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <schuyuu@kimo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:36:53 +0800
Subject: Business Enquiry and Proposition

I am Mr.Chu-yu Soong, a retired operations manager of Bank of China Malaysia. In June, 2004, a certain British Crude oil merchant came to our bank and made a Fixed (Numbered) deposit.And in the record there is no known successor to this deposit of the deceased who died without a will.

I need your services to stand as Next of Kin.This requires a private arrangement, as you will receive these funds under legal claims; all legal documents will be carefully worked out to ensure a risky free claim.

I will expect a straight answer from you. Yes or No. If yes, Kindly
furnish me with your full names and telephone/fax numbers.

Contact me via my private email account for more details
My personal email is : schuyuu@kimo.com
phone number.+6010 215 3719

Best regards,
Soong

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