419 scam: "Johannes Santosa"<info@moe.go.th> Re: Attention Beneficiary !!

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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:
- "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- johannesbca@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Johannes Santosa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bcaonlinejkt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:57:21 -0700
Subject: Re: Attention Beneficiary !!

Good Day Friend,

I am Mr. Johannes Santosa, I work with Bank Central Asia (BCA) Jakarta Indonesia, i wish to place your name as the beneficiary to $25,000,000.00. (Twenty Five Million USD). due to the death of the depositor who died years ago along with her family.

However, i assure you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law both in your country and here in Indonesia once the fund is transferred to your bank account. The funds I am referring to is right here in this bank floating in suspense account, therefore i solicit for you to be in collaboration with me to have this done, it will be transferred into an account you will provide any where in the Globe. I will need you to provide the cooperation following information urgently if you are interested to enable the attorney start the processing of all the relevant legal documents for the fund remittance on your name.

1) Full Name:
2) Home Address:
3) Tel:
4) Age:
5) Sex:
6) Occupation:
7) A Copy of your ID/Passport

Waiting for your reply soon. please this proposal should be kept confidential for security reasons and please reply to my private email: johannesbca@accountant.com

Yours Faithfully,
Johannes Santosa

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