419 scam: "Mr.John Brown." <"WWW."@friend.ocn.ne.jp> Greetings,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.John Brown." <"WWW."@friend.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.John Brown." <johnb09780@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:44:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings,

Greetings,

I am Mr. John Brown, a Georgian UK based. I am working as a financial adviser to investors who wants to invest in your country.

We are currently seeking means of expanding and relocating business interest in the following sectors:- Real-Estates, Agriculture, Forestry & Fishery, Oil/Gas sector, Hotels, Transportation's, communication services, stock speculation and mining, Trading, Construction, Solar Inventory or in any other lucrative investment favorable to the current situation of your country$B!G(Bs economy.

If you have any good project plan that requires funding or looking forward to expansion of an existing business, then get back to me with your ideas for consideration.

Regards
Mr.John Brown.

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