419 scam: amin_abdullah011@yahoo.co.jp IMPORTANT NOTICE, DO NOT IGNORE

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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:
- "money gram" (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. )
- "million dollars" (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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998534594 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: amin_abdullah011@yahoo.co.jp
Reply-To: shadam321@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 01:00:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE, DO NOT IGNORE

Good Day

Having reviewed all the obstacles and problems surrounding the transfer of your (USD$2.5 MILLION DOLLARS and your inability to meet up with some charges levied against you due to the past transfer options, the Board of Directors, United Bank officially writes to inform you that we have concluded arrangements to release part payment of us$950,000.00 through Money Gram Swift Money transfer services today, but the maximum amount you will be receiving every day starting from today is us$10.000.00 as reflected in our transfer system daily until the funds is completely Paid to you.

However, your first installment payment of $10,000.00 has been programmed into MONEY GRAM database, Please contact the Accredited MONEY GRAM AGENT for more details of your first payment of $10.000 USD and reconfirm your correct details that you will like the first transfer to be program with such as Receivers Name, destination where you will like the transfer to be send to and your cell phone number for urgent communication if the need arises.

Fill your details below for reference purposes:

RECEIVERS NAME :==========
COUNTRY:==========
TEL:=======
AGE========
OCCUPATION:=======
IDENTIFICATION A COPY====

Your obliged to secure an (International Remittance Form) as stated in United Nation act of (FRT209) that will help build and renew your transfer file for record keeping as a way of checkmating the present Economic crisis situations, and this form will cost you us$105 only. Contact the below Electronic Transfer unit of Money Gram for immediate release of your first transfer of $10,000.00.

Attention: Mr. ADAM SHIRLEY
General Manager Money Gram Department
Phone: +229 98534594.

Thanks and God Bless.

Best regards,

Mr. Amin Abdullah
Supervisor.

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