419 scam: "Louis ISAKI"<louisisaki@test.com> Lieber Freund!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- louisisaki@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Louis ISAKI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <louisisaki@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 19:22:11 +0800
Subject: Lieber Freund!!!

Lieber Freund!!!

Ich vermute das diese E-Mail eine ?berraschung f?r Sie sein wird, aber es ist wahr.Ich bin bei einer routinen ?berpr?fung in meiner Bank (First National Bank von S?d Afrika) wo ich arbeite, auf einem Konto gesto?en, was nicht in anspruch genommen worden ist, wo derzeit USD$18.5M (Achtzehn Million, F?nf Hundert Tausend, US Dollar) gutgeschrieben sind.

Dieses Konto geh?rte Herrn Fisher Thomas, der ein Kunde in unsere Bank war, der leider verstorben ist. Herr Thomas war ein geb?rtiger Deutscher.Damit es mir m?glich ist dieses Geld USD$18.5M (Achtzehn Million, F?nf Hundert Tausend, US Dollar) inanspruch zunehmen, ben?tige ich die zusammenarbeit eines Ausl?ndischen Partners wie Sie,den ich als Verwandter und Erbe des verstorbenen Herrn Thomas. vorstellen kann,damit wir das Geld inanspruch nehmen k?nnen.

F?r diese Unterst?tzung erhalten Sie 30% der Erbschaftsumme und die restlichen 70% teile ich mir mit meinen zwei Arbeitskollegen, die mich bei dieser Transaktion ebenfalls unterst?tzen.Wenn Sie interessiert sind, k?nnen Sie mir bitte eine E-Mail schicken, damit ich Ihnen mehr Details zukommen lassen kann.

Schicken Sie bitte Ihre Antwort auf diese E-Mail Adresse: ( louisisaki@aim.com )

Mit freundlichen Gr??en

Louis ISAKI

First National Bank. N.B.BITTE SENDEN SIE MIR Louis ISAKI ANTWORT ZU durch mein E-mail: ( louisisaki@aim.com ).f?R VERTRAULICHEN GRUND. Schicken Sie keine POST ZU MEINEM B?RO-E-MAIL. If you understand english,please kindly reply with english.

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