419 scam: "Takashi H."<ivan.chou@delsolarpv.com> >business---proposal< JKGLQWCNYP

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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)
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Takashi H." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <takas.h101@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:54:17 +0100
Subject: >business---proposal< JKGLQWCNYP

____Dear friend,

____I am sorry for this unsolicited email. Please take time to read my letter carefully;

____I’m sure you will understand the necessity for my actions. I have a profiling sum in

____excess of $40M (Thirty Million Dollars) which I seek your partnership in accommodating.

____I am Mr. Takashi Hara, Chief Financial Officer of The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ.

____Sometime in 1999, a certain consultant/contractor Mr. Rodney Pearson made a fixed Deposit

____amount in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address

____in America but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered

____from his contract employers, the Japanese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr. Rodney Pearson

____died longside his longtime companion, from an airplane crash.

____YOUR ROLE:

____All I want from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted sum. I will

____arrange for the documents which will enable legal and hitch free transfer of the sum to you.

____If interested, please reply. In my next email to you, I will send you more details and sites

____to ascertain my claims. Note that this transaction is 100% legal and risk free.

____Thank you very much for your time. I look forward to hearing from you soonest.

____Regards,

____Takashi. H.

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