419 scam: Anderson Kenji <"anderson.kenji."@vivid.ocn.ne.jp> RELEASE OF YOUR UNCLAIMED FUNDS

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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. )
- "moneygram" (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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- franklin.j.dalet@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Anderson Kenji <"anderson.kenji."@vivid.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: franklin.j.dalet@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:10:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: RELEASE OF YOUR UNCLAIMED FUNDS

US. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington D.C. 20220.
United States of America.

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

Following series of complaints from Citizens of the United States as well as Citizens of other Countries in Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Caribbean over the discrepancies or outright loss of funds by the beneficiaries. And in some cases fraudulent ways with which some African Banks shabbily handled funds transfers, made it impossible for a lot of people to claim their bequests, Winnings or other forms of Inheritance funds through most African Countries. Recently, a decision was reached after a meeting of high powered delegation of the United States Treasury Department and their counterparts in Europe, Caribbean, Asia and Oceania under the aegis of International Monetary Funds (IMF). The effective outcome of this meeting is to compel African Financial bodies (Banks and other Financial institutions) to urgently release all funds of citizens of these countries, that are trapped in most Banks and Courier Companies in Africa. It was also discovered that bureaucratic bottlenecks have been largely responsible for inability of Beneficiaries to claim their Funds from these offices.

I have been personally mandated to oversee this matter to ensure that all funds of our Citizens and others which are being trapped in African Banks and other Financial Institutions are urgently retrieved and paid out to the actual Beneficiaries under a legally compliant arrangement. Our team of experts were delegated to some African Countries and other destinations for this task and your file was discovered along the line, tagged File NO: ( BN014/07-0568 ) as unclaimed fund in ATM Card. It was discovered that officials of the Bank or courier had only put up some inordinate requirements in order to make it difficult for you to claim your fund.

The committee has retrieved all Files of these inconclusive transactions and we have worked out secure modalities of payment under a legitimate arrangement to ensure that you receive your funds. You are requested to Re-confirm the following information to Dr. Frank Dalet at his e-mail address: ( franklin.j.dalet@gmail.com )

1. YOUR NAMES.............
2. PHONE NUMBER.................
3. ADDRESS...................
4. AMOUNT TO BE CLAIMED: $2.700.000.00 USD
5. AGE & OCCUPATION.............
6. SCANNED COPY OF YOUR ID............

It was agreed that $109.00 US Dollars only is the only money that you have to send for your ATM Card to be delivered to your address, this fee covers the actual shipment cost by the courier. Do not worry, because we shall monitor and ensure that only due process is followed so that your fund gets to you without further delays. Once you send the courier fee, you will receive your ATM Card within 5 days. Now, contact Dr Frank who is right now in Benin Republic as the Representative of European Union and the United States Department of Treasury in this payment exercise.

In order to expedite the process, Dr Frank also furnished us with the information with which to send the courier Delivery cost of the ATM Card. You are expected accordingly to send $109 US Dollars via either western union money transfer or Moneygram transfer services to this name stated below:

Receiver's Name: JERRY WALTERS
City Address: Cotonou, Benin Republic.

IN GOD WE TRUST.

Mr. Anderson Kenji.
( For US Secretary of Treasury )

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