419 scam: ERKAN DOGAN <sakana35@mail.goo.ne.jp> Dear friend,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- erkandogan150@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ERKAN DOGAN <sakana35@mail.goo.ne.jp>
Reply-To: ERKAN DOGAN <erkandogan150@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:33:27 +0900
Subject: Dear friend,

Dear friend,

I am Mr. Erkan DoÄŸan, Executive Officer/Director at CitiBank A.S Istanbul
Turkey. I mailed this letter to you on my vacation. I am getting in
touch with you regarding the Estate of a deceased client and an
investment placed under our Bank management 8 years ago. I would
respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail
confidential and respect the integrity of the information you may come
by as a result of this mail.

I contact you independently and no one is informed of this
communication. In 2013,the subject matter Mr Williams come to our bank
to engage in business discussions with our private banking division.
He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of $16Â million
United States dollars, which he wished to have us invest on his
behalf.Based on my advice, we spun the money around various
opportunities and made attractive margins for our first 6 months of
operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at over
$22.5 million United States Dollars.

In mid 2019, he instructed that the principal sum ($16 Million) be
liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring
cash payments in Zurich, Switzerland. We got in touch with a
specialist Bank in Switzerland (Union Bank of Switzerland,UBS) who
agreed to receive this money for a fee and make cash available to
him.However UBS got in touch with us last year that this money has not
been claimed. On further inquiries we found out that he was involved
in an accident in Basel and died. He has no next of kin on his file as
filled here and that is the reason I am writing you.

What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file, you
will be made the beneficiary of these funds. My bank will contact you
informing you that money has been willed to you. On verification,which
will be the details I make available to my bank, my bank will instruct
Union Bank of Switzerland(UBS)to make payments to you. You do
not have to have known him. I know this might be a bit heavy for you
but please trust me on this. For all your efforts I propose that we
split the money in half. In the banking circle this happens every
time.

This is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold the KEY to these funds,
and as a Turkish banker, we see so much cash and funds being
re-assigned daily.More details will be shared on your response.

You can as well text me on whatsapp with my United States International Line +1(518)219-0036
or email; erkandogan150@yahoo.com

Regards,
Erkan DoÄŸan
Executive Board member CitiBank A.S
Istanbul Turkey

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