419 scam: JAMES LONG <"www."@ninus.ocn.ne.jp> ATTENTION. MY DEAR

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22999769813 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: JAMES LONG <"www."@ninus.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: JAMES LONG <diplomaticagent_jameslong@diplomats.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 05:08:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION. MY DEAR

ATTENTION. MY DEAR

I AM DIPLOMATIC AGENT MR. JAMES LONG PLEASE WHAT IS GOING ON? WHERE
ARE YOU RIGHT NOW,WELL IF WHAT AM HEARING IS NOT TRUTH KINDLY GET BACK
TO ME VERY URGENT TO THIS EMAIL, WE HAVE A CRUCIAL SITUATION HERE IN
THIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT New York IN UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, PLEASE I
NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH BEFORE HANDING OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO THEM
FOR ME TO GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY, THE SITUATION HERE IN THIS AIRPORT IS
THAT SOME GROUP OF PERSONS IN NUMBER OF TWO UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
CAME TO THIS AIRPORT AND TOLD ME THAT YOU HAD AN AUTO-CRASH LAST week
AND YOU DIED TWO DAYS AGO THEREAFTER, AND THAT UPON YOUR DEATH, YOU
ASSIGNED THEM TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN OVER YOUR FUNDS AND PROPERTIES, SO
PLEASE I AM VERY MUCH CONFUSED HERE I DON$B!G(BT KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE
THEY BROUGHT A DEATH CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY A MEDICAL DOCTOR SHOWING
THAT YOU ARE DEAD.

THEY ALSO BROUGHT A SIGNED LETTER OF CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND
APPOINTMENT OF NEXT-OF-KIN OVER YOUR PROPERTIES INCLUDING YOUR FUNDS
ON THE CONSIGNMENT BOX WORTH $10.5MILLIONS THAT ARE WITH ME IN THIS
AIRPORT.

THEY SAID THAT YOU EVEN MADE A PROVISION OF THE NEEDED $300.00 USD FOR
THEM TO CLEAR ALL THE OUTSTANDING BILL DELAYING THE SMOOTH DELIVERY OF
YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOU IN YOUR HOME, BUT PERSONALLY I'M NOT WELL
CONVINCED THAT YOU ARE DEAD THAT IS WHY I ASKED THEM TO HOLD BACK THE
$300.00 AND COME BACK NEXT WEEK SO THAT I WILL DO MY OWN INVESTIGATIONS
TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE DEAD OR ALIVE BECAUSE I AM CONFUSE IF IS TRUTH
OKAY.

PRIOR TO THIS DEVELOPMENT I TOLD THEM TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK, BUT IN
THE MEANWHILE I HAVE REPORTED THIS CASE TO THE AIRPORT POLICE
AUTHORITY, SO IF INDEED YOU ARE ALIVE, I WILL WANT YOU TO WRITE ME
BACK IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION TO
ENABLE ME VERIFY AND KNOW IF IT SAME INFORMATION I HAVE FOR THIS
DELIVERY OK.BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE, TO DECIDE ON HOW TO GET THEM
ARREST WITH THE AIRPORT POLICE AUTHORITY WHEN THOSE MEN COMES BACK
NEXT WEEK MONDAY.

DUE TO MY SITUATION HERE IN AIRPORT I CAN NOT MAKE A CALLin africa
SO I WANT YOU TO CALL MY DIRECTOR ON +229 99769813 OR YOU WRITE ME
BACK WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION OF THE NEEDED FEE OF $300.00 DOLLARS,
YOU CAN SEND THE FEE TO THE BENIN REPUBLIC WHICH IS THE ORIGIN COUNTRY
OF THE CONSIGNMENT BOX,we implore you to expedite immediate action in
sendingthe $300.00 via Western Union OR Money Gram Money Transfer.

You are instructed to send the money through Western Union OR Money
Gram money transfer as soon as possible with the below information.

RECEIVER NAME .......William John
COUNTRY... BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY.... COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION...Urgent
ANSWER....Needed
AMOUNT .....$300.00 USD only
SENDER NAME.....
MTCN.........

KINDLY DO THAT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IF YOU FAIL TO DO THAT, I WILL
ASSUME THAT YOU ARE DEAD AS THEY HAVE CLAIMED, AND HAND OVER YOUR
CONSIGNMENT BOX WORTH $10.5MILLIONS OVER TO THEM AND GO BACK TO MY
COUNTRY, YOUR NON-COMPLIANCE WILL MEAN THAT ACTUALLY YOU ARE DEAD AS
THEY CLAIM AND I WILL NOT HESITATE TO HAND OVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX
TO THEM AND GO BACK AS THEY HAVE PLEADED TO ME.

I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY?

THANKS
YOURS FAITHFULLY
DIPLOMAT MR. JAMES LONG

JAMES LONG

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