419 scam: "Idris Ngari"<brad@builders-steel.com> GOOD NEWS

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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:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- info_info1985@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Idris Ngari" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info_info1985@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 04:55:29 +0200
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Hello

Please accept my apologies if this request does not meet your

personal ethics as it is not intended to cause you any

embarrassment in whatever form. I got your contact email address

from international domain directory and decided to contact you for

this transaction that is based on trust and your outstanding. I

need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($28M)

million to your account. The transfer is risk free on both sides

hence you are going to follow my instruction till the fund is

transferred to your account.

If you are interested in this deal, kindly send me your complete

information, your full names and address, Your Private telephone

and Fax numbers, Your Private email address, Your Age, Your

Country, Marital Status, Your Occupation and Your Personal Mobile

Number.

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you

hoping that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on

your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I

will furnish you with more information also note that you will

have 30% of the above mentioned while 70% will be for me.

Endeavour to let me know your decision.

Email Address: info_info1985@yahoo.co.jp

Best regards

Idris Ngari

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