419 scam: "MRS.FAITH BONI" <"www."@extra.ocn.ne.jp> Compliment of the week.

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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:
- "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: "MRS.FAITH BONI" <"www."@extra.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MRS.FAITH BONI" <boni_faith@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2018 00:46:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Compliment of the week.

Hello Dear ,

Compliment of the week.

I know you will be surprise by receiving this letter from me today, meanwhile
I am .FAITH BONI; I work with a Bank, This letter is highly privileged, and it
requires your immediate attention. You are receiving this letter because your
family name connected to a deceased customer Engineer. Michael, who was a
national of your country.

Engineer . Michael was involved in a Plane crash with the wife and Three
children in 2003. Michael had a fixed-term Deposit with our bank which worth
4.7 Million Pounds. Since the event of the Crash, none of his extended family
has been located for the claim of this money. There is urgent need to present a
beneficiary to the bank for the claim of the inheritance.

The bank notified recent to their decision to declare the inheritance to the
government as their only option since there is no available kin of the deceased
to inherit the money. Given to your nationality with Engineer. Michael, I want
to present you to the bank as the beneficiary for the inheritance.

Forward me your full contact details for more details, also we can discuss of
your % OK.
I look forward to your immediate response.

Kind Regards,
MRS.FAITH BONI

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