419 scam: "Nora Wong"<Nora@info.net> I AM NORA WORA (Pray for Japan!!)

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Nora Wong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wong.nora@asia.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 17:56:24 +0800
Subject: I AM NORA WORA (Pray for Japan!!)

I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach of starting a relationship but I believe knowing each other starts from a step of which I believe I am not making a mistake exposing this very important business to you.

I am Nora Wong Head of Account Dept. Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Japan. I am contacting you base on the disaster that erupt my country, Fukushima, Japan .It happened that a credible customer of my bank lost his life, entire family and property in that disaster. My late customer left (US$21 Million equivalent(JPY)170,688.000.00 Million Yen) in his account. My government is proposing bank account update for every account holders in my country. Any account without living heir or claimant will be send into the Government treasury. I do not want the funds to be transfer into the Government treasury because it will also go into the pocket of the individual in high Governmental position.

I am soliciting your attention to receive these funds on my behalf as everything is under my power. My purpose of contacting you is because my status would not permit me to do this alone. You have to take it very serious and contact me with all manner of sincerity.

When you reply this message, I will send you the full details about my late customer and the funds.

Regards

Nora Wong
Pray for Japan!!

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