419 scam: Head of Committee <m.kaida@yueicaster.co.jp> FUND RECOVERY/RE-FUND COMMITTEE 2017

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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)
- "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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Head of Committee <m.kaida@yueicaster.co.jp>
Reply-To: barado2017@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:57:45 +0900
Subject: FUND RECOVERY/RE-FUND COMMITTEE 2017

FUND RECOVERY/RE-FUND COMMITTEE 2017.
Head Office: 55 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158 USA

Attention Recovered fund beneficiary,

We are the fund recovery and re-fund committee recently commissioned
by the world governing bodies from USA, EUROPE and ASIA continent.
Since the commissioning of this committee, we have so far recovered
various unclaimed funds, properties, Compensation payments, lottery
winnings, Fund Inheritance, Contract Funds, e.t.c. You are receiving
this email because you are listed as a potential beneficiary of funds
yet to be paid to you. In your own case we have discovered that you
are being owed the sum of $12,200,000.00. (Twelve Million Two Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars.) which we have recovered on your
behalf.

In Our recent mass investigation carried out in some countries
including in African continent, with the help of the FBI, and INTERPOL
and other law enforcement agencies, we were able to arrest 20 male and
8 female. These arrested men and women have all confessed to be
impostors and fraudster who have been scamming people for many years,
they also stated there are many people out there who are in the same
fraud business with them. We found out that there are many impostors
who are faking the following offices for scam activities: FBI, CIA,
IRS, HOMELAND SECURITY, INTERPOL, SECRETARY OF STATES (USA),
PRESIDENCY OFFICE, IMF, BANK OF AMERICA, WORLD BANK, CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA, SENATE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, EFCC NIGERIA, ANTI TERRORIST
OFFICE, MONEY LAUNDERING OFFICE, etc. You are advised to be aware and
be careful of
people falsely using the above mentioned and many more offices in
pretense to avoid being scammed again.

We were only able to retrieve your email address from the arrested
fraudsters, therefore, you are needed to submit the below details as
outlined for immediate processing and payment of your fund and I will
respond to you as soon as I receive your full details:

1, Your Names......
2, Your Address....
3, Your Country
4, Gender/Age ........
5, phone number....
6, Your Private/secure email address...
7. Your Present Occupation.............
8 A copy of your ID:
9. Your Monthly Salary/Pension......

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Duka Barado
Head of Committee.

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