419 scam: "Dr. Winston Nana" <katzudork@yahoo.co.jp> Atten: Dear

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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:
- "mobilization fee" (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. )
- "million british pounds" (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)
- ",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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Winston Nana" <katzudork@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: marcanmc@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:30:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Atten: Dear

Atten: Dear

My name is Dr. Winston Nana, a solicitor and personal lawyer to late Mrs. Melissa a client of mine, who has a Servicing Firm affiliated with the Ivorien Ports Authority here in Cote D'Ivoire.

She was awarded a contract worth (£10,000,000.00); Immediately this contract was signed, an initial amount of (£4.000, 000.00) was paid to her as mobilization fee to kick off with the contract. Unfortunately, my client and her family were involved in the Madrid plane crash on 20th August 2008 where 153 persons in the plane lost their lives.

She has duly completed this contract pending when her remaining balance of (£6,000,000.00) was to be paid to her on the 2nd December 2008 .

Not too long after her untimely death, her outstanding balance of £6 million British pounds, was approved and deposited in a Finance House in London. Right now the fund are still floating unclaimed in a suspense account of the offshore correspondence payment center in London.

I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the relative of my deceased client, so that you can retrieve the remaining balance of her contract funds left in the Finance Bank, hence I contacted you.

Please if you are interested reply me or you call for further details.

Thanks & my best regards to you and your family.

Dr. Winston Nana
+22546-21-44-60
01122546-21-44-60

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