419 scam: mikea <"www."@green.ocn.ne.jp> ATTN, My Name Is Mr.Jehch Johnson)..

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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: mikea <"www."@green.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: mikea <mikea7511@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:01:30 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTN, My Name Is Mr.Jehch Johnson)..

ATTN, My Name Is Mr.Jehch Johnson)..
I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM MR.WILLIAM MICHAEL, HE CALLED ME YESTERDAY WITH THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER: (470) 823-5801 INFORMING ME THAT YOU ARE DEAD AND HE SAID THAT I SHOULD SEND HIM YOUR FUND TO HIS HOME ADDRESS: USA 94102,BECAUSE HE IS YOUR NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY TO YOU, AND HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT YOU INSTRUCTED HIM TO CLAIM YOUR PROPERTIES INCLUDING YOUR MONEY IN CASE BECAUSE YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH.

I AM VERY SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH AND I DON' T KNOW THAT THIS IS THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT REPLY THE TEXTS SENT TO YOU REGRADING THE DELIVERY OF YOUR FUND.THIS IS MY PROMISE TO YOU THAT I AM GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WITHIN MY POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE DELIVERED TO HIM AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY TO YOU, MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE AND MAY GOD GRANT YOU INTERNAL LIFE ON THE LAST DAY TO COME I AM VERY VERY SORRY.

HE DID ALSO SAID HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO SPEND SOME MONEY TO GET THE FUND BECAUSE YOU
TOLD HIM SOMETHIHG LIKE THAT AND I SHOULD LET HIM KNOW THE COST, I TOLD HIM TO HOLD ON AND LET ME VERIFY IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT BECAUSE I AM CONFUSED NOW ABOUT THIS CLAIMS YOUR TOTAL FUND HERE IS SUM OF $40 MILLION USD

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