419 scam: "Radhi Rufus" <info@contrasto.jp> Re: Hello, From Rufus

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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:
- "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: "Radhi Rufus" <info@contrasto.jp>
Reply-To: radhi@accamail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 13:09:20 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: Hello, From Rufus

Hi,

Please pardon me for contacting you through this medium; I am compelled to
do so for some reason.
I am an account officer by status.
One of my client who had certain sum deposited with us but had died some
years back made me to contact you for certain reason.
He has been dead for six years and nobody has had accesses none requested
an inquiry to my customer account.
Our terms of services states that if an account remain inactive for more
than six years, the customer will forfeit all rights to such account and
the access code will be changed and diverted.
This particular customer has the sum of ten million dollars in his account.
My main aim of contacting you is to use you as the disease next of kin and
I will provide you every other details.
You will not use your real identity before the amount can be claimed.
Info's such as: real names, address, passport, etc are not necessary.
Your physical presence is equally not important.
I will guide you on what to do. And for your efforts, you will be entitled
to 40% of the fund.
The balance 60% is for me and two other clerks in my office.
My purpose is simple; shift these funds elsewhere so that each person may
be benefited.

Hence I solicit your cooperation herein, please reply if you consider It
appealing Ok

Radhi Regards

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