419 scam: Mark Wokah <ilyasa@katsushiro.co.id> Dear Sir/Madam,

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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.
- m.wokah01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Wokah <ilyasa@katsushiro.co.id>
Reply-To: "m.wokah01@gmail.com" <m.wokah01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 19:40:22 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,

Dear Sir/Madam,

First and foremost,I apologize through the medium I am contacting you,I am contacting you to see if we can make a deal, My name is Mr.Mark Wokah. I discovered an unclaimed inheritance fund in our bank,Actually I donâ€™t have to involve myself officially because of my job,but I know what will be required to release the fund to you. Please get back to me with the following information via my e-mail for more details:

1) Your Full Name/Profession...............
2)Your Telephone/Fax Number........................
3) Your Nationality/Residential/Office Address..................
4)Your Age/Marital status........................

May God bless your golden heart and soul.
Faithfully Yours,
Mr.Mark Wokah,
Email: m.wokah01@gmail.com
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This message is intended only for the use of the person to whom it is expressly addressed and may contain information that is confidential and legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, reliance on, reference to, review, disclosure or copying of the message and the information it contains for any purpose is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and delete all its contents.Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of Mr.Mark Wokah, shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.
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