419 scam: "DR. MAGU" <"www."@diary.ocn.ne.jp> ATTENTION

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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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. MAGU" <"www."@diary.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "DR. MAGU" <ibrahimmagu65@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:27:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION

Hello

We've started the process registering your package today for Cash
Deliver. We agreed that The Delivery Of Your $21.7 Million Will Take Off any
moment we hear from you. We can't believe that you could abandon your inheritance
for this long. Too bad for you my dear.Only a dead person could abandon a such
inheritance. I believe you are not not and so let me know the reason and be
ready to work it out this time with us.
Kindly contact us With Your Full Information below:

(1) First Name:
(2) Middle name:
(3) Last name:
(4) Home Address:
(5) Mobile (Cell) Phone Number:
(6) Country Of Origin:
(7) Age:
(8) Occupation:

Yours in servics
Dr. Ibrahim Magu
Remittance Manager,
International Customer And Diplomatic Officer

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