419 scam: mrs_deborah_makkanah01@yahoo.co.jp Please read and reply me.

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount 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 state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: mrs_deborah_makkanah01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 01:06:54 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please read and reply me.

>From Miss Deborah Makanah.
Dear beloved,
I felt greatly impressed after going through your profile; I confirmed that you will be an honest person to help me invest my inherited properties in your country.
I am Miss Deborah Makanah, (21 yrs) from Kadugli village in Southern Kordofan Sudan. Live in Abidjan-Ivory Coast, I contacted you based on my proposition, my father just passed away on the month of July 2011,my mother died when I was 5 yrs old.
There is this huge amount of money (Five million two hundred thousand United state dollars)$5.2,000.0000 and 150KGS of Gold my father had kept in one the Finance Company for safe keeping and named me the beneficiary/next of kin to the deposit, it is by his grace that the company has summoned me to come forward with my guardianship for the claims of the deposit. Due to my age and a university under graduate, I brought this vital information to you believing that you will come to my aid with great assistance and opinion in the investing of these properties in your country, all I want from you is to give me foreign assistance to receive these money and Gold from the Finance Company to a safer place in your country as my foreign legal trustee to avoid loosing my inheritance, since my parents are no more again I'm foreigner here.
NB: I have all the legal claims documents that given to my father during the time of the deposit. I will like to continue my Education there after the funds have successfully transferred to your country and invest in a real estateand industrial production where the funds will keep growing for our benefit.
Please consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Tanks and God bless you,
Miss Deborah Makanah.

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