419 scam: "dr.bryon young" <sanyei.@mint.ocn.ne.jp> Good Luck

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22968734887 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "dr.bryon young" <sanyei.@mint.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "dr.bryon young" <drbryon.young@mail.ru>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 03:12:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good Luck

Attention,

I am sending you this mail today and I am asking you this question
once again, could you remember to know that your funds is still
available for your pick up here? and you aware that today is wednesday been
20th of January 2016?
I AM ASKING YOU THE QUESTION BECAUSE I AM VERY MUCH SURPRISED AND
WONDERING WHY YOU JUST DECIDED TO ABANDON YOUR FUND PAYMENT TRANSFER
WHICH I HAVE ARRANGED FOR YOU HERE, I HAVE BE GIVING YOU AN ADVISE TO
TRY AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SEND $75.00 ONLY SO THAT I WILL
PERSONAL HELP YOU WITH THE REST OF THE FEE AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT
YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE RELEASE FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PICK UP, I AM DOING
ALL THOSE THINGS JUST BECAUSE I REAL WANT YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND AND
FIX YOUR LIFE, ALL I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS TIME IS TRY YOUR POSSIBLE
BEST TO SEE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WILL COME UP WITH $75.00 NOW
BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIME LEFT TO DELAY MEANWHILE, I WILL KEEP MY
PROMISED WORD AS I SAID THAT I WILL HELP YOU WITH THE REST OF THE FEE
ONCE YOU HAVE SEND THE $75.00, ONLY, THEREFORE I MUST ADVISE YOU TO
TRY YOUR BEST AND SEND THE MONEY AND GET BACK TO ME WITH THE MTCN.
I want to hear from you right now unless you wish your fund to be
suspend, once again, can you be able to go ahead and send $75,00 only
so that we can proceed with your transaction immediately? or do you
wish your fund to be suspended? make your choice and choose one option
either if you can send the $75,00 only to receive your fund now or
your fund transaction will be suspended.

Here is details information where you can send the $75.00 only
through western union or money gram.

Receiver name.....Anthony Okofor

Country........Benin Republic
City........Porto-Novo,
Text question;..... in God
Answer;.... we trust
Amount;.... $75.00
MTCN;.....
Your sender name;.....

FINAL, ARE YOU GOING TO SEND THE REQUIRED $75.00 SO THAT YOU WILL
RECEIVE YOUR AVAILABLE MTCN AND PICK UP YOUR MONEY IMMEDIATELY? I WANT
TO HEAR FROM YOU NOW ELSE THE TRANSFER WILL BE SUSPENDED AND CANCEL.
I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU NOW.

Here is the MTCN which I has made for your payment pick up.
MTCN ;;619.356.2065
Sender name;;; Duray Wilson
Amount; $5,000

Here is the status of the MTCN just to show that the MTCN has been
made for your pick up and it's ready and available for your pick up
but you not pick it until you send the fee.

Money Transfer Tracking
Welcome to Western Union
MTCN: Available for pick up by receiver.
Check status of another transfer
Welcome to Western Union
Your urgent respond is needed as possible.
Dr.bryon young
00229 6873 4887

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