419 scam: "Irene"<irehong@hotmail.com> URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL:FOR 180ed235@opayq.com

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Irene"<irehong@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: irenechoong.acct@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2018 08:26:17 -0400
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL:FOR 180ed235@opayq.com

Dear 180ed235@opayq.com,

Good day and how are you doing today, My Proposal is very important to me so please I want you to take the content of this mail very seriously. All I want is an honesty between us. First of all, I will start by introducing myself. My name is Ms Irene Chong a single Mum to 2 lovely kids, 38 years of age. I am currently working with a Bank here in turkey. I have been working here for 6 years now, and I have a good working record with my bank.

I am the personal accountant to Late Mr.Lia who has same last name with you, and the account officer several account including Late Mr Liu account which is now dormant, here in my bank.

Late Mr Lia was involvement in MH370 Plane disappearance with his hole family during a family vacation trip to Malaysia , The disappearance took the lives of the family members comprising of himself, his wife and two kids in the march 2014, may their soul rest in perfect peace. He banked with us here at my Bank and had a very huge sum of money in his account which has still yet not been claimed by anybody as there was no traced to any of his relation or family member.

http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-disappearance/
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 - Malaysia Airlines Flight ...
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What happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared two years ago on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 passengers and crew after taking off from Kuala Lumpur .
The amount of money involved here is about (Three Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.).
if interested in this please write me for more information, please note that this is cost free.

Regard
Ms Irene Choong.

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