419 scam: WEST AFRICA POLICE <"WWWWW."@oboe.ocn.ne.jp> IMPORTANT MASSAGE FROM INTERNATIONAL POLICE.

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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: WEST AFRICA POLICE <"WWWWW."@oboe.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: WEST AFRICA POLICE <file44@web.co.zw>
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 06:14:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: IMPORTANT MASSAGE FROM INTERNATIONAL POLICE.

IMPORTANT MASSAGE FROM INTERNATIONAL POLICE.

We are notifying you this afternoon following so many Frauds report
against you from west Africa here, precisely, Ghana, Nigeria and
Benin.From United State FBI and scam Monitoring Teams, we have been
notified through the security agents that so much money has been sent by
United states Citizens to scam experts of the above countries who
neither do not have any of your funds or have idea about that. Most of
this scammers uses names of corporate companies, Individuals and courts
and even the security agencies to scam innocent citizen of their hard
earned income.

Your case is prominent among this victims, as you were reported to have
sent fee to scammers of above countries. And in conjunction with United
states CIA, we are working diligently to get to the root of this. We got
your email address through United states FBI now in investigation
exercise in Africa.

Now, for the sake of your freedom, we will like to know more about your
transactions in west Africa here, and why all the fees are sent. Bear in
mind, The information from FBI says those scammers uses the names of
fake companies, Banks, and corporate institutions to collect fee from
you instead of original right entrusted person EMAIL US
(file44@web.co.zw)
West Africa Security Team

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