419 scam: "PRIVATE" <www@joy.ocn.ne.jp> REPLY

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "PRIVATE" <www@joy.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: <pbmnetwork@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2017 13:23:40 -0800
Subject: REPLY

Hope this email finds you well

My name is Trevor James a British Lawyer presently with Morrison & Foerster, United Kingdom. I am contacting you to solicit your assistance / acceptance to be Presented as the NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client who was a Chinese born contractor before he died. My deceased Client was to be paid his already completed contract payment of ?45 Million (Forty Five Million Pounds only) by Falkland Oil & Gas Marketing company UK, unfortunately my client lost his life to cancer early last year leaving no clear beneficiary as next of kin who will claim this payment except some vital documents related to this contract payment, all efforts applied by me to trace his Next of Kin PROVED abortive because he did not make any will prior to his death, he was also the only child to his late parents.

The Governing Board of directors of the Falkland Oil & Gas Company has Contacted me on this matter as his lawyer and i am yet to Provide a Next of Kin or any of his relative to lay claims on this contract payment which leaves me with no other option than to contact you to partner with me in receiving the payment as His next of Kin. Under a clear and legitimate agreement between you and me, I shall present you as the next of Kin of my late client to Falkland Oil and Gas Company so that the contract payment can go to you. I propose the sharing formula of 50/50 if you will agree to my preposition.

Please Indicate your interest in accomplishing this with me so as to enable me furnish you with adequate documentations supporting this claim and also intimate you on your roles in making this work for you and i.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon,

Kindest Regards
Trevor James
Ropemaker St, London EC2Y 9AW, United Kingdom

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