419 scam: "Bright Hopewell" <john3david3son@yahoo.co.jp> Re: Your Feedback Asap

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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 united states 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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- johnson2020davidson@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bright Hopewell" <john3david3son@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: <johnson2020davidson@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:10:10 -0700
Subject: Re: Your Feedback Asap

Dearest Friend:

I work with a Diplomatic Corp that holds special and valuable consignments for
reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy. We work in
collaboration with top firms all over the world as we have earned a name as a service whose
hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are revered. International
missions,Diplomats, Embassies of the world have used our services to
satisfaction.

A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can assist her and her family
in retrieving her package containing some amount of money from a Diplomatic
Corp. The benefactor and her children have been confined only to their country
home and all their calls and movements are monitored, as a result,its
absolutely impossible for them to do anything as regards retrieving the money.

Their only means of communication is via internet and you are being contacted
because your assistance is needed in claiming the funds on their behalf. The
amount was accrued from Diamond sales over a period of six years and
its USD25M (Twenty-Five Million United States Dollars)These funds are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and has no criminal origin. The funds have
nothing to do with any form of illegality and all documentation needed
to prove the source of the funds were submitted when the funds were being
deposited and these documents would prove the source of the funds and
authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links
whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism. For your assistance in this transaction,the
benefactor and her Children have agreed to give you 20% of the total amount of
money which is equivalent to (Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) and this role simply entails retrieving the funds on their
behalf from the Diplomat in Jakarta-Indonesia and all the information needed to claim the Asset would be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest in assisting them as well as providing the following information to facilitate the smooth conclusion of the
transaction.

1) Your Full Name and Age:
___________________________
2) Your Address and
Occupation:_______________________________
3) Your Telephone
Number:________________________
4)Your Mobile.................
Number:_____________________________

Please send your reply to ( johnson2020davidson@yahoo.co.jp )

I await your response Urgently.

With trust,

Mr. Bright Hopewell.

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