419 scam: Dr Paul Young <"www."@ninus.ocn.ne.jp> GOOD DAY

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +22998352327 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- drpaulyoung608@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Paul Young <"www."@ninus.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Dr Paul Young <drpaulyoung608@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 21:27:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOOD DAY

Attention for your funds $5.5million???,

claim your abandoned inheritance Funds value of $5.5million united state dollars,
We have finalize all the necessary arrangement to release your fund valued $5.5million is ready to be delivery or are you no longer interesting to receive your fund don$B!G(Bt lose this chance because this is the last chance you have to receive your fund and For your information, this delivery will be completed to your home through a diplomatic. Be rest assured that you will receive your fund as the safety is guaranteed. I also want you to know that the delivery of your consignment. you are advice to send $40 only, for the processing the release of your fund and it is the only fee needed to enable us finalized process and send your funds to you and I assure you of success, as soon as you send the needed fee. I think this should be the last time i will email you over this fund again because,i have discovered that you are not interesting to receive it. Now, this is the only opportunity that you have to claim your fund, and it is the last chance.Therefore, without adhering to these instructions, your fund should be cancel and revert back to our Federal government account, and you can never receive penny again. so, i will advise you to read the below message and act accordingly. Am here to remind you that we have given you enough chance to claim your funds,And i promised you that immediately you made the requested fee you must receive your funds immediately which am very sure.
And again iam directed to inform you that we need you to reconfirm your home mailing address below information for immediate delivery.

1, Your full name: ......................
2, Home address: ......................
3, Phone Number: ....................
4, Nearest Airport: ...................

Please, do everything possible to send this fee before the end of today. Listen, as soon as you send it, I am given you every promise that your funds must be sent to you under 15hours.Please don$B!G(Bt bother to contact back when you know that you can not afford to send this $40. Just forget about the funds because,it should be directed to our government account immediately, take note of this.The ball is in your court now.A word is enough for a wise.because the funds belong to you and you are paying the fee for your own benefit not mine, so i can advise you to try and raise the requested fee so that you will have your funds immediately.

Below is the payment information, please look it carefully before you send via western union or Money Gram to avoid mistake ok.

Here is the payment information;

RECEIVER NAME..KINGSLEY OREMU
COUNTRY...BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY...COTONUO
AMOUNT...40 USD
TEXT QUESTION...HOW LONG
TEXT ANSWER..TODAY
MTCN NUMBER..
SENDER NAME AND COUNTRY..

I am waiting to receive the payment confirmation as soon as possible. Thanks for your kind understanding.Once again i congrat you because you are going to be great person in life.

Dr Paul Young
Director, Debt Management Office
Phone Number: +229 98352327
E-mail: drpaulyoung608@gmail.com

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