419 scam: "Mr. james" <jerry.@pony.ocn.ne.jp> Hello,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- western.2014union@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. james" <jerry.@pony.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. james" <western.2014union@yahoo.com.br>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 19:26:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello,

Hello,

We receive your email dear beneficiary, I write to inform you that your first payment which we have already send to you, but due to delay and worry because many things happen this days, did you share password with someone else? we need to know because any wrong transfer will lead us to jail, we picked the payment so all you have to do right now, is provide us with your full information which can use to transfer your fund $5000 daily until total amount of $500,000,00 usd completed, so bear in mind that from now to tomorrow your first payment will forward immediately.

Make sure you send full information avoid wrong transfer such as:

Your receivers name......
Your home address....
Your Country.....
Your telephone number....
Your copy of Id....

talk fund 1.5USD is transferred.

Am waiting so please as soon as possible.
Email them with above address, the contact person is Mr. james
with phone number;call+22966162858
mail me mail [western.2014union@yahoo.com.br]
Your Funds transfer is Ready
Thanks.you

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