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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "MITSUBISHI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mitsubishi0039333@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:47:16 -1000
Subject: MITSUBISHI OFFICIAL

MITSUBISHI MOTORS WORLDWIDE LTD.
Head Office, Shinagawa
16-5 Konan 2-chome,
Minato-ku, Tokyo,
108-8215, Japan.
 
 
 
MITSUBISHI OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION
 
 
 
We are officially announcing to you the result of Mitsubishi Motors Email Lottery Promotion held this Month of April 2014 as part of our International promotion award. Your email was attached to reference number MITSUBISHI4-C/XNVP/201 with draw number P701MMWL which consequently won you in the 2nd category prize, your email address was extracted from our electronic email extraction system which randomly selected Ten (10) Lucky Winners of which your email address was among one of the lucky winner. You have therefore been approved for a payout of a total sum £950,000 GBP (NINE HUNDRED & FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING).
 
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
 
 
We also advise that you keep your winning information very confidential as our security policy demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals. The selection process was carried our through our computerized Email Selection System (ESS) which selects email from a database of over 600,000 email address was drawn from all over the continents of the World. This promotions being the first of its kind will now take place annually. To file your claim, you are to contact our Customer Service Unit authorized to conduct the necessary Verification to enable you receive your Cash Prize.(You will receive more email upon acknowledgement of this email).
 
 
Customer Service Unit
CONTRACTED AGENCY: MS KIN ATSUSHI & ASSOCIATES
 
CONTACT PERSON
 
Mitsubishi Promotion Claims Department.
Ms Chiyoko Takahashi.
Email: mitsubishi0039333@yahoo.co.jp
20 Queens land Road, London
SW2 3JB ENGLAND. U.K
 
 
You are to send an email to your claims agent and also provide the below under listed information as soon as possible:
 
 
1. NAME IN FULL:
2. ADDRESS (IN FULL):
3. NATIONALITY:
4. AGE:
5. SEX
6. OCCUPATION (POSITION HELD):
7. HOME PHONE & MOBILE NUMBER:
Please specify your mode of price remittance/Mode of Collection.
 
 
(1) Through Bank Wire Transfer
(2) Through Courier Delivery of Certified Cheque.
 
 
This program is promoted and sponsored by Microsoft, Emirates Airline and the Shell Group and we intend to use this medium to help individuals generate fortunes, which would encourage them to expand their business frontiers thereby creating more opportunities and assisting with humanitarian Concerns within their immediate environment. All winning must be claimed not later than one Week of Acknowledgment. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to Mitsubishi Corporation Treasury as Unclaimed.
 
 
Yours in service,
 
 
Mrs Sato Akita.
(Programs & Events).
MITSUBISHI MOTORS WORLDWIDE LTD.
Chairman of the Board
Yorihiko Kojima
Copyright © 2014 The Mitsubishi Corporation Ltd.

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