419 scam: "Mich Drake"<infodra@vbcode.com> UNCLAIMED NUMEROUS FUNDS

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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 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.
- michdrake124@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mich Drake" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michdrake124@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:58:29 +1000
Subject: UNCLAIMED NUMEROUS FUNDS

Hello,

I am Mich H. Drakes, Senior International Audit Consultant. I have been appointed to audit the financial books and records of JP Morgan

Chase Bank, HSBC Bank, Bank of America, Royal Canadian Bank, Barclays Bank and 71 other banks World wide from 2002 to 2014 to ascertain the reason or reasons why so many numerous funds are not paid nor released to various beneficiaries of the funds. These unclaimed funds include the following; Contract Funds, Inheritance Funds, Lotto/Lottery Funds and Direct Investment Funds.

In the course of my audit and accounting investigations of these banks, one of the unclaimed numerous funds amounting to Multi-million US Dollars caught my attention.The Contract details have your name as the Next of Kin Receiver/Beneficiary to an unpaid Contract Fund worth US$ 8,550,000 (Eight Million Five Hundred And Fifty Thousand US Dollars). I am sure you are not aware of this contract payment listed in your name as the next of kin beneficiary. I shall give you further details about the contract once I hear from you ASAP.

I wait for your reply.

PLEASE NOTE; SEND ALL YOUR REPLIES/RESPONSES TO ME AT: michdrake124@gmail.com

Regards,

Mich H. Drakes

Lawyer/Senior International Audit Consultant

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