419 scam: "Mr. Noel Dickosn"<info@sakagu.jp> Contact for your winnings immediately!!!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Noel Dickosn" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <noeldickson@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:42:32 +0100
Subject: Contact for your winnings immediately!!!

Dear Friend:

How are you doing today?

We have tried contacting you on several occasion about the money of one million five hundred thousand dollars($1,500,000.00) that you won from our Euro Million internet lottery but there was no response from you. We know it’s because you are scared that this winnings might be another scam. We have decided to send you this email to assure you that this transaction has nothing to do with scam.

After much deliberation we have decided to send you a copy of the certified bank check included with the account details of which your check was issued out from.

We will also like you to provide us with you some of your info such as; your full name, full address, direct contact number so that we can commence with delivery prepossessing.

Contact :noeldickson@yandex.com

Best Regard

Noel Dickson

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