419 scam: "Mrs. Kaori ICHIKAWA" <balitbang@bekasikab.go.id> My Last Email To You

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "00,000.00" (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.
- reem.alh2023@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Kaori ICHIKAWA" <balitbang@bekasikab.go.id>
Reply-To: a0976047551@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:08:13 +0000
Subject: My Last Email To You

Dear Hello,

I need you as an Overseas Partner in a financial transaction worth. (US$11,745,358.00) if you have a Personal Bank Account and not Company's Bank Account. A Bank Account that only you control. This amount is not from illegal funds (drug funds, money laundering funds, illegal firearms funds, illegal gambling funds) but from an
Over-invoicing of a (Contract Projects) already completed and full payment made to the Original Contractor leaving out this. (US$11,745,358.00) which we are seeking for your cooperation shall be legally remitted into that Bank Account for our mutual benefits. My colleagues and I have agreed to give you 35% of the total amount at
the conclusion of the transaction within (7) days.

The process is that you will act as our Overseas Partner, we shall, process and remit first $500,000.00 into that Bank Account to test your loyalty and trustworthiness. If you do not (sit tight) on the remitted $500,000.00 then the balance will be remitted immediately.

Write back if you are interested on this email: reem.alh2023@gmail.com

Regards,
Kaori ICHIKAWA.

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