419 scam: "LU"<xiankailu@peoplepc.com> Helo

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "LU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <xiankalu@tybhk-hk.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 22:22:39 -0700
Subject: Helo

Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Mr. Abdus Shaheed Abdur Raqeeb a business merchant made a fixed deposit of USD 32.2 Million for 3 Yrs where i was the only one that knew about his deposits. Upon maturity during the war in 2003,Abdus,his wife and only daughter died in a bomb blast that hits his Residence.Investigations showed that he did not declare any next of kin.As a foreigner,I want you to stand as the next of kin to claim the fund for us because soon the fund will be claimed by my government if no one comes for it.This is the laws of my country that if there is a mutured fund for 15 years and nobody comes for it the fund will be reverted to the account of the government of my country as unclaimed fund. Instead of this fund to return to my government purse,let's work together to get it.The fund is in my bank and I am the Manager so, when my lawyer applies for the fund to be released to you as the beneficiary,it would be approved with my influence without any hitches. I have alr
Please do get back showing interest if you can handle this transaction with me.

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