419 scam: " Mrs. Yokoma Kansai " < leman@barfab.org

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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.
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.
- investors.relationkansaioil.co@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " Mrs. Yokoma Kansai " < leman@barfab.org >
Reply-To: investors.relationkansaioil.co@accountant.com
Date: 8 Nov 2018 15:19:14 -0800
Subject: I need your positive response.

KANSAI OIL & GAS TOKYO JAPAN
ACCOUNTING / INVESTORS RELATION DEPT.

+81 31 4510 1093
www.kansai-oil.co
Email : investors.relationkansaioil.co@accountant.com

Sir,

I am Mrs. Yokoma Kansai, Accounting and Investors Relation
Director of KANSAI OIL & GAS TOKYO JAPAN. My office monitors and
controls the affairs of all investors, sub contractors banks
financial institutions in concerned with foreign payments. I am
the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds
moving within my company's, banks both on the local and
international levels .

On this note, I wish to have a deal with you as regards to an
unpaid fund, which l do not want my husband Dr. Hisanaga Kansai
who is the CEO to know about this deal, I have a file before me
and the dates are correct and valid. As it is my duty to
recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to any foreign
contractors or investor, I have the opportunity and onus to write
you based on the urgency to transfer these funds, to make you
eligible to receive this funds also.

l ready and willing to divulge more information to you upon your
positive response. reply to :
investors.relationkansaioil.co@accountant.com

Please let me know your thoughts .

Yours faithfully, Mrs. Yokoma Kansai,
ACCOUNTING / INVESTORS RELATION DEPT.
(KANSAI OIL & GAS TOKYO JAPAN)

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