419 scam: lucky <arimitusyarousi@me.pikara.ne.jp> Development

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- luckythemba77@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lucky <arimitusyarousi@me.pikara.ne.jp>
Reply-To: luckythemba77@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:47:15 +0900
Subject: Development

From Mr. lucky themba
Private Email: luckythemba77@gmail.com

This is a personal letter directed to you and I requested that it will
be treated confidential with you. I am Mr. lucky themba a personal
attorney to my late client, who worked as an independent contractor with
South Africa Petroleum (PLC) multinational oil and Gas Company here in
South Africa, And he was one of my very good clients, on the 21st of
April 2016, my client; and his wife with their only son were involved in
a car accident on their way coming to Johannesburg from Cape Town.

Unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries
to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all
my effort proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to track his last name over the Internet to locate any member of
his family or anyone that share the same last name with them.

I have contacted you to assist in receiving the amount of $12,500,000.00
(TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) Assets and Capitals
valued left behind by my late client with the Bank here in South Africa
before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
this amount was deposited. The Bank has now sent me a final notification
to provide the next of kin or any relative of my Late client or have the
account confiscated within the next three months, Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating any of my clients relatives for over 3 and half
years now I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you as the
next of kin.

After getting a positive response from you we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for the transfer of this fund. I have all
necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for this
claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
law in South Africa and your country. Please get in touch with me
through my email and send me your Private Mobile number and your email
address for more details on how we can conclude this Project.

Sincerely,
Mr. lucky themba

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