419 scam: "Ms. Charlotte Elliot" <sweet-rira@mail.goo.ne.jp> Attention Dear Email ID owner

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Charlotte Elliot" <sweet-rira@mail.goo.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Ms. Charlotte Elliot" <charlotte.elliot001@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2021 03:27:15 +0900
Subject: Attention Dear Email ID owner

This is to confirm receipt and its contents were well acknowledged. To be honest with you, for 6 good years I have been searching to see if I can locate any of the deceased relatives but to no luck, and the government have already given me 4 months which is now 2 months left to get a next of kin to the decease or they will have the claim of his
hard labored funds and have it redirected into the Government suspense account. When he was alive, he was a good friend of mine and he is an honorable man, any rightful thinking person will look unto with trust and dignity and that makes me to still find it so difficult allowing the Government to have claim over his hard labored money just because there is no available next of kin.

When the deceased was alive, he has the best interest of American development in the bit of his heart and I want you and I to help use what is left of him and fulfill this burning dream of him to the society than letting the Government who does not contribute to his
labor take all he has gotten as a self-employed. Like I told you earlier, i'm the Head of Private eBanking BNY Mellon, and with my position in the Bank, With your Cooperation and assistance I will secure all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the claim in your favor. All I require is your honest/sincere cooperation
to enable us to see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I assure you that this is not a scam, let's help achieve this and I promise you with my life that you will never regret it. Find my attached work ID below, and his death certificate, with some other necessary documents that will be sent to you once you accept this proposal and also find the attached memorandum of understanding, fill it and send it back to me here on email. Please provide the listed information below, to enable us to discuss further and thanks for your understanding with my proposal.

Your full names:
Address:
Phone:
Occupation:

Thanks for your kind cooperation

Miss. Charlotte Elliot
Head of Private Banking
BNY Mellon New York

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