419 scam: Maximus Danga <"www."@cap.ocn.ne.jp> (no subject)

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "abuja" (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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22962566379 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ghumarou@post.com (Post; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- for compensation too. you should contact dr.ghassan umarou ghumarou@post.com ghumarou@hotmail.com +229-6256-6379 best regards, mr. (Post; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Maximus Danga <"www."@cap.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Maximus Danga <maximusdanga@onet.pl>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 05:33:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject:

Africa Department of the Treasury
48 Av. Usuma St, Maitama,
Abuja, Nigeria

This is to bring to your notice that the U.S.A Government in affiliation with the Office of World Foreign Assets Control ("WOFAC") has authorized the Nigeria Government and other African countries in Sanction Programs to compensate 10,000 scam victims, those who have been victims of various scams that lost money on unsuccessful local and foreign contracts and transactions. Each victim will be paid $2,500.000.00. USD (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in order to restore the global economy to the enviable standard of respectability.

Your particulars were obtained from one of the syndicates who were arrested by the security operatives. The arrested syndicate testified that there are other criminals and embezzlers of people's hard earned funds which the US SECRET SERVICE are working tirelessly to track them down. Therefore, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him or her for any reason whatsoever.

This information should remain confidential till they are all apprehended and dealt with accordingly; other scam victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possibly listed for compensation too. You should contact Dr.Ghassan Umarou
ghumarou@post.com
ghumarou@hotmail.com
+229-6256-6379

Best Regards,
Mr. Maximus Danga
Secretary of the Treasury.
Abuja, Nigeria

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