419 scam: "Mr.Ming Yang" <ming01@ming.com> REPLY TO 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:

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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- yang_104hk_ming@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Ming Yang" <ming01@ming.com>
Reply-To: yang_104hk_ming@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:50:29 +1100
Subject: REPLY TO ME

Ming Yang
05/10/2011
I am Mr.Ming Yang,director of operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd,Sai WanHo Branch.I have a obscured business suggestion for you concerning one of our client.This business is about Major Fadi Basem and his family who was killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home.Until his death he deposited the sum of Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars with my bank.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Major Fadi Basem did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit,all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names, Address and phone numbers so that the attorney
can commence his job.After you have been made the next of kin,we shall share in the ratio 50% for me, 45% for you and 5% will be used to pay back expenses incurred from both ends in the process of the transfer to your account.I am prepared to release further details to you based on your response and
communications.If you are interested in assisting me,contact me on my personal email address: yang_104hk_ming@yahoo.com.hk and I will give you more details.

Awaiting your response.

Sincerely,

Mr.Ming Yang

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