419 scam: Nora G Becky <iyzkmax@yahoo.co.jp> Greetings to you,

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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:
- "a security company " (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. )
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Nora G Becky <iyzkmax@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Nora G Becky <noragrace@zoho.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 00:10:55 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings to you,

Greetings to you,

I am Mrs. Nora Grace Becky, and she was married to Dr. Van Becky, who has worked with National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) for twenty-three years before his death in 2006, could be you need to be heard about it in the oil company. I have been married thirty-seven years without a child. He died during one of the war in Iran. Hostage and beaten to death by young people protesting in the region.
Before his death we were devout Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry. When my late husband was alive deposited the sum of U.S. $ 8,000,000.00 (eight million), with a security company in South Africa. Presently, this money is still with the security company and the management wrote me as the beneficiary to advance to receive money or issue a letter of authorization to somebody to get them from me if I can not come across enough. Currently I am with my laptop in the hospital, where they may be subjected to the treatment of lung cancer. Since I lost the ability to talk and my doctors have said that we only less than two months to live.

This post is my desire to see that this money is invested wisely and end of each year is the distribution of funds between the charity. I want someone reliable and honest, which will use these funds to reach their mothers and also fewer privileges to Hurricane Katrina, and the patient has no body to take care of them, and the poor, widows, and the establishment of Cancer Research.
If you are willing and honest enough to carry out my wishes as soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact lawyer who will provide the documents / details on the business and guide you through the process. They also will issue a letter of authority that will prove to you and the recipient of this new fund. To help me invest this fund in real estate and stocks. You are entitled to 20% of all profits they make in a year. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I did.
Please do everything possible to make my wish come through.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Love,
Ms. Nora Grace Becky

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