419 scam: "Mr.TOMINAGA Hiroshi"<thiroshi00@web.de> Private Matter

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "htominaga00@msn.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.TOMINAGA Hiroshi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <htominaga00@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 17:30:47 -0800
Subject: Private Matter

Dear Friend,
Sorry for invading in to your privacy.My name is Tominaga Hiroshi,a credit officer of Shinkin Trust Bank.I have a concealed business suggestion for you,our client Anita Lozanovska from the ministry of foreign affairs,macedonia died with the president and other cabinet members on February 26,2004.After her death it was discovered that she did not declare any next of kin in her official work of her deposit.
Till date no one has come forward to claim the funds,What bothers me most is that according to the to the laws of my country at the expiration of eight years the funds will reverted
to the ownership of the Japan Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.Against this
backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Anita Lozanovska so that you will be able to receive his funds.There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going to adopt a legalized method and a lawyer will prepare all the necessary documents.
Should you be interested please contact me via my email address(htominaga00@msn.com),send me your full names,address and telephone numbers for easy communication and i will provide you with more details of this operation.God bless you.Thanks.

Kind Regards,
Mr.TOMINAGA Hiroshi.

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