419 scam: "Chou Etsuko"<sender@websiteparaimobiliaria.com> Re:

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "goodnessforall@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Chou Etsuko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <goodnessforall@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 23:51:44 -0000
Subject: Re:

GREETINGS,

My name is Mrs Chou Etsuko, I'm the wife of Late Akihikio Etsuko, a philanthropist, the CEO and Chairman of the Chou Etsuko Foundation. It is a Charitable Foundation, one of the largest private
foundations in Japan.

I believe strongly in ‘giving while living’ I had one idea that never changed in my mind — that you should use your wealth to help people and I have decided to secretly give {$4,500,000.00} Four Million Five Hundred
Thousand United Dollars, to randomly select individuals worldwide (two individuals).
Your email address was chosen online while searching at random and the funds I am giving out should be donated to any cancer foundation in your country.

As I am writing this, I am a cancer patient and i am currently spending the last part of my life in a hospital here in Nagasaki Japan and I have been told that I had only a few months to live. With the help of a Shipping Company here in Japan where the fund is deposited, the donation will be packaged in a Box in delivered to you directly in any location of your choice.

Kindly get back to me with your full address at your earliest convenience, so I know your email address is valid.

Reply be back through this email address and I will give you the detail on how to accomplish this. Reply here goodnessforall@yandex.com

Regards,
Mrs Chou Etsuko

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