419 scam: John Tanaka <shinnipponmcoltdjp@gmail.com> BLEIBT SEGEN LIEBE

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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:
- "western union" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: John Tanaka <shinnipponmcoltdjp@gmail.com>
Reply-To: westernunionoffice549@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 13:51:31 -0700
Subject: BLEIBT SEGEN LIEBE

Guten Schatz,

Wie geht es Ihnen? Hoffentlich geht es Ihnen gut. Ich mÃ¶chte Ihnen
mitteilen, dass ich Ihnen 5000 US-Dollar geschickt habe
Western Union-GeldÃ¼berweisung, da wir angewiesen wurden, die Gesamtsumme
von 3,8 Millionen Dollar an Sie zu Ã¼berweisen) per
Western Union-GeldÃ¼berweisung aus diesem Bundesstaat in Florida, USA,

Ich versuche seit zwei Tagen, Ihnen eine E-Mail von Western Union Money
Transfer Payment Details zu senden. Aber die Nachricht
kehre immer wieder zu mir zurÃ¼ck und ich kenne den Zweck nicht wirklich.
Also habe ich beschlossen, dir heute noch einmal eine E-Mail mit all dem
Geld von Western Union zu schicken
Ãœberweisungsdetails, damit Sie das Geld von jedem Western Union-BÃ¼ro in
Ihrer NÃ¤he abholen kÃ¶nnen. mit dem MTCN und dem Absender
name.Daher kÃ¶nnen Sie tÃ¤glich 5000 US-Dollar abholen, damit wir Ihnen per
E-Mail weitere 5000 US-Dollar zusenden kÃ¶nnen
Morgen. Wie Sie sehen kÃ¶nnen, kÃ¶nnen wir Ihnen nur 5000 US-Dollar pro Tag
senden. Bitte kopieren Sie diese Informationen und gehen Sie zum nÃ¤chsten
Western Union GeldÃ¼berweisung, um Ihre $5000 US-Dollar abzuholen und mich
anzurufen, damit ich Ihnen bis morgen eine weitere Zahlung Ã¼berweise,
Manager. Dr. Larson David. Rufen Sie an oder senden Sie eine E-Mail, sobald
Sie diese 5000 US-Dollar abgeholt haben. Hier ist die GeldÃ¼berweisung von
Western Union
Details, um die 5000 US-Dollar abzurufen.

Vorname des Absenders: ____ Larson
Nachname des Absenders: ____ David
Absender / Staat: Florida
Betrag: 5.000 $
MTCN-Nummer: ___ # 974-238-3454

Ich warte auf Ihren Anruf, wenn Sie diese 5.000 $ abholen. Bitte senden Sie
mir Ihre direkte Telefonnummer, da ich Sie anrufen werde, wenn wir senden
jede Zahlung fÃ¼r die Informationen. Beachten Sie, dass wir wirklich Ihre
aktuelle Durchwahlnummer benÃ¶tigen. Sobald wir also eine Zahlung getÃ¤tigt
haben, rufen wir Sie fÃ¼r MTCN an.
Ihr Dienst
Email
Herr Larson David

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