419 scam: "Mrs. Yoshiko"<ctl@ircsc.gov.bt> Please Reply

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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:
- "inheritance tax" (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. )
- "yoshi022@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Yoshiko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yoshi022@live.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 23:20:42 +0100
Subject: Please Reply

Hello Friend

My Name Is Mrs. Ishii,I am from Japan my father was into real-estate
lease business before he died in 2004. I am contacting you in a view
of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each other like
wise developing a cordial relationship. My self along with my sister
try hiding millions of dollars worth of cash in our garage to evade
about $27.8 million in inheritance taxes in Japan. I have
2,061,681,295.50 JPY Japan Yen Equivalent to 24,517,556.1363 US United
States Dollars, which i intended to use for investment purpose overseas.

This money i saved in a private erected security company safe. It is my
lawyer and my self that know where the money is kept.Due to the current
situation in my country concerning government attitude towards my family,
it has become quite impossible for us to make use of this money within,
thus, we seek your assistance to transfer this money out of Japan.
Bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to transfer this fund, we
propose a commission of 21% Eleven Percent of the total sum to you for
the expected service and assistance, If you are interested please reply
immediately to my email yoshi022@live.co.uk

I await your fast response.
Regards
Mrs. Yoshiko

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