419 scam: Good Day <"www.1."@trad.ocn.ne.jp> Good Day

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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:
- "account opening fee" (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. )
- "account opening" (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. )
- "million united states dollars" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Good Day <"www.1."@trad.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Good Day <bkamerica76@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 14:34:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good Day

Good Day
I am Mr Rauch Odie i am the assistant manager from BEST BANK ATLANTA GEORGIA here in U.S.A our bank web site is www.bestbank.com

We were officialy instructed by UN officials and U.S Department of treasury to open online account in your name from this bank so that you can be able to transfer
your funds the totally sum of $8.5 million united states dollars into your bank account in your city which is for your compensation and contract inherited fund, for more informations
you can confirm this from U.S Department of treasury official website www.treasury.gov

as matter of fact your name and address was submited to our office in the morning, therefore i want you to get back to me if you are the Right Beneficiary of this funds.
once we hear from you we shall proceed to open the online account in your name then once the online account is open in your name
i will give you the user name and password so that you can login to our bank website to see and confirm your account balance of $8.5 million united states dollar
which will be deposited into your online account; the only money you are to pay is account opening fee which will cost you $300.00 USD only,
if you also wish to receive your funds through delivery, then you let us know, or to make this transfer directly to your account.

reply soon as possible, so that we can finish up with this transaction, then you have your funds of $8.5million USD

Rauch Odie
Assistant Bank Manager
Best Bank Atlanta Georgia
Contact info. :(614) 669-2960
GENERAL INFO OF Best BANK OF ATLANTA
Bank Name Best Bank Of Atlanta
Address: 1349 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100
City: Atlanta
State: Georgia
FDIC Certificate # 32362
Bank Charter Class SA
Website www.bestbank.com
Date Established 2011-07-21

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