419 scam: MARCOS <"www."@blue.ocn.ne.jp> VETTING AND INFORMATION DESK

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- samyspaco@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MARCOS <"www."@blue.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.SAMUEL CHUCK" <samyspaco@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 01:07:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: VETTING AND INFORMATION DESK

Dear beneficiary,

We are resenting this notification to you.

After investigation by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen), which is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions in order to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes reporting several fake businesses being carried out online between impostors from Africa in what the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network sees as involvement and financing fraudulent activities on the internet.

The information we have received today from the inquiries we made with AFRICAN UNION they had overdue Re-compensation fund in your name. The fund was placed on security watch due to complicated and suspicious payment procedure used by some corrupt officials, but they are ready to pay all the unpaid approved beneficiaries now through a guaranteed process and through the Bank of America or Swift Master Card. We have confirmed you have a genuine funds approved by the AU and you still have the opportunity to claim your funds. The Paying Bank in 2014 completed the payment of worth US$2,800,000.00.through Bank MasterCard but due to clearance issues, the Bank was ordered to return the funds to the UNION. Contact our rep here in USA today with your correct contact to begin the first step of recovering your fund.

Bar. Chuck Samuel
Mail:(samyspaco@yahoo.com)

CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS LAST NOTIFICATION AND BELOW NEEDED INFORMATION
(1) Full Name: ............
(2) Country Address: ...........
(3) Phone Number: ................

Regard,
Mr. Marcos.
FinCen vetting and information dept.

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