419 scam: "Mr.Joseph Ilams" <"okazaki."@spice.ocn.ne.jp> Hello Dear,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- rockamanroll@onet.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Joseph Ilams" <"okazaki."@spice.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Joseph Ilams" <goodieman123@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:55:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

I contacted you some years ago for a business deal worth some million of dollars which your friends discouraged you not do after you have initially showned interest but today to the glory of God I have successful concluded the deal and transferred the funds with the help of a new partner. Presently I'm in India for oil investment projects with him and I kept an ATM DEBIT VISA CARD of UsD1,500.000.00.(one Million, Five hundred Thousand United State Dollars),which you can withdraw your Fund at any ATM Machine in your location Worldwide,with maximum daily limit amount of USD2,000(Two Thousand United States Dollars) This fund is For your compensation towards your past effort in trying to help me move the fund.

So quickly contact my secretary.

Mr. Jordan Watts .
Email address:(rockamanroll@onet.pl)

I may not have access to communicate with my secretary due to the oil investment project I have at hand here in India.I left him an instruction for your contact. This is your PIN CODE of the ATM DEBIT VISA CARD and it is only the card that my secretary will be sending to you.

Take Note:You will take care of the shipment of the ATM CARD to your country as i did not leave any physical fund with him for the shipment of the ATM CARD to you for security reasons.

Pin-6670
Password 9022.

Best regards,
Mr.Joseph Ilams

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