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Online Scam

Hey Friends,

The month of December 2022 saw me as the target of a very well thought out and sophisticated online scam. This began on Facebook with a friend request from an older, very kind looking, Japanese woman. I frequently receive friend requests from unknown folks worldwide as a result of my fairly famous Fun Easy English online English language learning site. Although most of the friend requests are from English language students looking for an online teacher, or a friend to speak with in English, this particular request turned out to be way different. This was such an elaborate scheme to steal my money, identity, or to simply create havoc in my social media accounts that it would be remiss not to post this for others who may become an unsuspecting target of this or similar scams. Please read on and be wary in the future. In addition, please share this page with friends so that they avoid being targets.
Facebook Messenger Chat

This is the entire FB messenger chat from beginning until the present....the conversation is still continuing as of 12/22/2022.
Meet the Participants
Howie Hayman - Target

Your long time friend from Kenmore, New York who was quietly minding his own business online when this whole charade began.
靖子宮崎 - Yasuko Miyazaki - Scammer

A very kind looking, older Japanese woman, whose account was obviously hacked into and being used for this online scam.
Facebook Profile

This is the English translation of Yasuko Miyazaki's Facebook profile. Notice in the post "updated his profile picture" indicating the wrong gender was used. The last post was June 22, 2022 which seems very strange if you read through the messenger conversation. There are other inconsistencies on her page as well. Pretty likely someone found this profile, that of a very kind, older Japanese woman and hacked into the account and is using it for the following scam. You will not believe the extent to which this scammer is going.
Anyway, Let the Games Conversation Scam Begin

Note: all red text on this page represents my thoughts during the course of the FB messenger conversation with this scammer....Enjoy and watch out!!!!


Yasuko sends a Facebook friend request.


Howie accepts the Facebook friend request.
10:41 AM

Thank you for your approval.
May this day bring you all the love your heart can hold
May each of your footsteps bring joy to the earth.
nice to meet you
How is the weather condition over with you in Japan today?
12:35 PM

Hi there. You are very welcome of course. Now getting quite a bit cooler on the island. Thank you for being a new friend now.
12:35 PM

Thank you for your kind reply!!
You are also very welcome of course.
Oh really? So you mean it's now getting quite a bit cooler on the island.
My goodness, I can't imagine how cold and cooler it will be over there with you on the island.
As for here in Australia the weather is mostly cloudy and the temperature is 20°C°F.

Thank you also for being a new friend now too.
It is an honor to meet you.
Thank you for your continued support.

My name is Yasuko Miyazaki!!
I am from Marugame, Kagawa prefecture,
I grew up as an orphan and married an Australian husband.
After getting married, I moved to Sydney, Australia.
I look forward to making new friendships.
I hope you don't mind if we get to know more about each other?
Where do you live in Japan?
Already a bit strange. An older Japanese woman not taking the name of her husband is unusual.
12:35 PM

Yasukosan. Really nice to meet you and your story is very interesting. Australia is a beautiful place. I am living on Tanegashima Island in Japan with my wife and three sons. We enjoy farming and purchased a mountain where we are doing agroforestry. Please visit my personal site when you can.
https://howiehayman.com/
Planning to eat lunch soon but will wait for your reply later today. Thank you again.
12:35 PM

Oh yes, Australia is a beautiful and wonderful place to live.
So you are enjoying farming and purchased a mountain where we are doing agroforestry isn't it?
I think that is very interesting to me.

Wow, so you are living Tanegashima Island in Japan with my wife and three sons. That is very good and nice of you. I have heard so many good things about Tanegashima Island but I haven't been there before since I was born but I have been to Tokyo 8 times for a business purpose.

How about the economy and corona over there with you in Tanegashima Island?
I hope you and your family are staying safe?
2:45 PM

Hi again. The economy of the island is mostly farming. Things are very slow and simple here. There were many cases of the virus before but not now. Thank you again for your kind words. Talk again when you can. Until then.
7:23 PM

Thank you for your kind and pleasant reply!!
Oh really? So you mean that the economy of the island is mostly farming. Things are very slow and simple here. There were many cases of the virus before but not now. I think that sounds very good to my hearing
Thank your for your sweet words.
I look forward to working with you in the near future.
I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Well, The impact of the Australian coronavirus on people, the economy, and policy is one of the most successful in the world so far.
People are doing their best to stay safe.
I hope that life will be back to normal soon.
Have you been vaccinated before?
12:08 PM

Hi. Actually we are not vaccinated. Recently Japan is adding the military to Tanegashima and the neighbor islands. We are very concerned about this. We do not like war or guns. If this island becomes like Okinawa then we would move. We are considering either Australia or New Zealand. Please look at this site when you can to understand this situation.
https://mageshimajapan.com/
Thank you for reading this information.
12:08 PM

Hello!!
Oh really? So you mean that you and your family are not vaccinated isn't it?
Recently Japan is adding the military to Tanegashima and the neighbor islands. you are very concerned about this. you do not like war or guns. If this island becomes like Okinawa then we would move. We are considering either Australia or New Zealand.
The Japanese economy and people's livelihoods are in the worst situation due to the effects of Corona and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. War makes everyone unhappy. I also hope that the world will become a peaceful world as soon as possible, and a world where people can live in peace and health.
Everything will get better soon so let's hope for a change.
Let's do our best.

I am done with my third vaccine.
I am also waiting for my fourth vaccine but I won't be able to receive it anymore due to my current health condition and am also afraid of the side effects that is attached to it.
Please, make sure you always wash your hands with sanitizer and wear your face mask daily to prevent being contacted with any deadly, harmful and contaminated diseases.
Please, always be safe and take precautions.
Have you traveled abroad before?
2:06 PM

Hi. We wear masks when in public and spent the last couple of years very isolated except for occasionally meeting friends. Our three sons are not in school and are being home educated. And we have traveled mostly from America to Japan. Maybe we are going to travel to Australia and can meet you someday then.
2:06 PM

Thank you for your kind reply!!
Wow, that is very good and nice of you, And I hope you enjoyed your vacation in America to Japan right? I think it is very good to travel abroad to meet new people with different cultures and traditions.
I can't wait to see you in Australia soon.

Well, I have also been to Singapore, Germany, Taiwan, Korea, and the United States.
I retired as an event planner/producer, and my late husband was a real estate businessman.
I and my late husband were into philanthropic activities such as as building housing for the elderly, helping the poor, and helping orphans.
I really missed him so much and may his soul keep resting.
What is your profession?
2:37 PM

For many years I owned a real estate appraisal business in San Diego, California. My wife Akiko was working in the travel industry. Now we are building an agroforest in our mountain. We are leading a really simple existence and happy to be out of the business world now.
7:19 PM

Wow, so you mean that for many years you owned a real estate appraisal business in San Diego, California. your wife Akiko was working in the travel industry. Now you both are building an agroforest in our mountain. And you both are leading a really simple existence and happy to be out of the business world now.
I think that is very good job and I know you and your wife Akiko must be very hardworking couples just like me and my husband and I know that you both have made a lot of money.
Please, keep up the good works and continue doing your best.

As for me,
I retired when i had my surgical operation
I am 70 years old.
I'm a widow suffering from laryngeal cancer,
I went to many hospitals just to survive this illness.
I have to quit my job because of my illness
It has been very difficult and painful here in the hospital
I am currently being treated here at McKay Specialist Day Hospital. Australia.
How old are you if i may ask you?
The place where this woman is supposedly being treated is in Queensland. Keep this in mind as you continue reading.
9:51 AM

Hi. Again thank you for your kind words. The mountain project is challenging but very satisfying. I am 62 years old and Akiko is 42 years old. Very sad to know of your condition and hopefully you will be better soon.
9:51 AM

Hello!!
Thank you also for your kind words.
Good morning to you.
How are you doing and I hope your night was peaceful?
How is your family doing too?
I hope you and your family have already eaten breakfast?
I wish you a blissful day ahead with lots of joy and happiness.

Thank you for your kindness and prayers.
Wow, so you are now 62 years old and Akiko your belobed wife is 42 years old isn't it?
That is very good and nice to hear.
I know that you must be a very caring and loving to your beloved family and I want you to take good care of them.
I think that is very good and nice of you, you look very young and handsome despite your age. but I want you to know that age doesn't matter in life, what really matters most is living the best life that your heart has chosen to live.
Let's do our best.

I want to always talk to you every day.
Because I really had a good time talking to you today.
Please can you accept me as a sister? I just want to feel loved by someone.
I have taken you as my blood brother already!
I am really happy I met you here on FB.
You are a very kind person.
What is your religion?
Um blood brother? Already was suspecting something and even more so now.
10:44 AM

Hi again. I told my wife about you and we are happy to consider you as an honorary family member. You are a very kind woman. We are a Jewish family and although not really religious, we do enjoy celebrating and including Japanese holidays. Recently it was really raining on the island. Today it is better outside and going to do a bit of farming and will not be on the computer. Please try to feel good today and will talk again soon. Until then.
Decided to continue with the conversation for now.
11:06 AM

Wow, so you mean that you told your wife about me and you both are happy to consider me as an honorary family member.
I think that is so good and nice, I'm glad to be an honorary family member of Howie Hayman.(smiles)
You are also a very kind man too. So you are a Jewish family and although not really religious, you do enjoy celebrating and including Japanese holidays. Recently it was really raining on the island. Today it is better outside and going to do a bit of farming and will not be on the computer. Please try to feel good today and will talk again soon. Until then. I understood but please make sure you take good care of yourself and your family and have a blissful day ahead.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
I am also a Jewish family and although not really religious and I believe in power of our great ancestors and nature. I am a good believer but I believe that every religion teaches good deeds, peace, and unity.
Let do our best.
I wish I could live longer so that I visit Japan again.
But, that will be only by a miracle.
8:53 PM

Please, I need your prayers because it's not easy for an old woman like me to suffer from severe pains and you know I have no husband, kids or relatives. I am just lonely and helpless right here alone in the hospital.
10:25 AM

Please know that our prayers are with you now.
2:21 AM

Thank you once more for your kindness, care, support and prayers towards me and I really appreciate your efforts.

I have had so many struggles since I was born and life was not easy when I was a child.
I was born and raised in Japan.
I have lived in Japan for about 22 years,
My parents died when I was 5 years old.
I grew up an orphan. I have no brothers or sisters.
I do not have children.
Raised as an orphan and married to an Australian husband.
Moved to Sydney, Australia after marriage.
I lost her husband several years ago in an airplane crash on his waty back home from a business trip.
I've been alone in the hospital these past few months.
It has been about 48 years since I came to Australia.

Oh yes, it will be so nice to go to Japan again.
Thank you for your care and support my beloved brother.
I'm doing my best but I think my cancer has spread.
Now it's beyond treatment.
It's a stage 4 cancer.
I can't eate well, talk and move from one place to another.
I am being treated and sometimes I am observing surgery to reduce the spread of cancer. I'm bedridden.
Moving is against medical advice. I can't do anything. According to the doctor, I will die soon.
I am the only surviving child of my deceased parents.
I have no children or relatives.
Left alone to suffer.
A very sad story but this was already setting up a scenario for something.
8:38 AM

My beloved brother,
I hope you are doing well over there.
How is your beloved wife and lovely kids doing too?
Remember, it's been bothering me for the past few days, so I wanted to say something to you.

Before my husband passed away, we were philanthropists for several years and caring for helpless little children is part of my life. I am currently sick and helpless in the hospital.
Before I die, I want to use my money to support Japanese charities.
That is my last wish before I die, that my soul may rest in peace.
what do you think about this?
Now waiting for money to enter into this conversation at some point.
4:36 PM

Yasukosan. Apologies for not writing this much sooner. Was not using Facebook messenger. Busy with work and some problems recently. Very sorry you are alone now. Please try to be strong. Your thoughts about giving money to children is very good. These days we are worried about war. Now Japan is spending more money for the military and purchasing missiles. A war with China could begin any day now. We are considering moving to Australia for safety. Was looking at properties there. Please send a message when you can. Until then.
Began setting up a competing story to use later in the conversation.
7:28 PM

Thank you for your kind and wonderful reply my beloved brother,
I read and understood your email very well so i know that you were busy all day.
Thank you for your continued support.
I'm trying my best to be strong but am getting weak everyday.
Yes, it's very good to support the orphans because I have been doing this for so many years even before my late husband passed away few years ago.
Please, make sure you and your family are safe against the coming war of Japan and china so please, before you come over to Australia I would like you to help me do some thing great in Japan.

Thank you for understanding and cooperation my beloved brother!!
I have to tell you this, and please, don't tell anyone about this, I don't want you to tell your friends, family or your wife because you have been a good brother to me since we met here on FB.
Some of my senior doctors said I had only a few more weeks left to live. I have about 8 million Australian dollars. It was inherited from my deceased husband. I am very sincere in spending it on charitable activities such as building housing for the elderly, helping the poor and helping orphans.
But I can't because I'm sick.
Please, can you help me donate this money on my behalf?
Huge mistake suggesting not to tell friends, family, or wife about this conversation. My wife and I talk about everything together.
12:12 PM

Um sure but please say what you need.
Now waiting to be asked for personal information.
3:16 PM

Hi again. Going to be off of messenger for a little over a week due to the holidays. Hopefully you are going to be okay. Until then.
6:41 PM

I’m most grateful for your constant pleasant reply.
I don't trust anybody to help me fulfill my last wish on earth except you alone.
I believe only in you, my beloved brother.
I had no option since the family of my late husband here in Canberra Australia want me to dead.
They have refused to distribute my husband's properties because they wanted to keep them to themselves,
Just because I don't have children, I'm a Japanese woman and my husband is dead.
So you have no other option than to just help me because you are the only one I have left in this whole world.

Please, you have to stay active because I have no much time left to live in this world.

This 8 million Australia dollars is in a consignment box, which is stored here in Sydney Australia's shipping service.
They would be able to bring the box to you immediately if you adhere strictly to their directive.
I'm, seeking your assistance to receive the 8 million Australia dollars from the delivery service on my behalf.
I want you to donate this money to support charities organizations, the underprivileged, orphans, and the needy around you.
Do you understand what am telling you?
And there it is, the wind up and the pitch.
4:20 PM

Hi again. A rainy day now in Japan and decided to go online and saw your message. Yes totally understand and would like to know specifically what you need. Until then.
8:01 PM

Thank you for your kind and wonderful reply!!
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
My beloved brother,Your words in your response have given me great Joy.
You are a kind person.
I cannot speak because of my throat cancer.
My beloved brother, can you help me receive the money from the delivery service?

Thank you very much for your efforts to make my last wish on earth come true.
You are a very good person.
Please send your details to me. This is to send an authorization to the security/delivery company that you are the new beneficiary of the consignment box.
All I want is for you to follow their instructions until the box is delivered to your doorstep.
Please know that your personal information is safe with me and with the shipping company.
The shipping company will deliver the consignment box by cargo plane.
The shipping service will need the following details so that the shipping service can use them to deliver the box

Full name:

Address:

Personal phone number:

E-mail address:

Country:
Now asking for personal information....can you say phishing?
11:15 AM

Hi again. Do not have a phone number and do not use email. Please send if actual home address is enough. Maybe suggest another option. Until then.
The game is afoot!!!!
11:15 AM

Thank you for your kind and pleasant reply!!
My beloved brother,
I want you to know that without your phone number and email the shipping company will not be able to deliver the consignment box to your door step in Japan.
Please, try your best to create an email account if you don't have a phone number.
Please, kindly understand and help me.

My beloved brother, I totally know how you feel about this because this is the first time you are knowing me.
I will be very glad if you can allow me to explain more about this project in detail to you.
The ancestors that bring us together will not make us regret talking today.

I don't trust anybody to help me fulfill my last wish on earth except you alone.
I trust only in you, my beloved brother.
I had no option since the family of my late husband here in Canberra Australia want me to dead.
They have refused to distribute my husband's properties because they wanted to keep them to themselves,
Just because I don't have children, I'm a Japanese woman and my husband is dead.
So you have no other option than to just help me because you are the only one I have left in this whole world.
Do you understand what I am telling you?
12:09 PM

Yes totally understand the meaning of your message.
Yes, totally understand this is a scam.
12:09 PM

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation my beloved brother!!
The shipping company is trusted and reliable.
They are well known all over the world
As I said you have nothing to worry about
The shipping company will deliver this box without any problems.
Please help me
You are my only hope and my helper.
I believe in you.
The first of many "I believe in you."
12:09 PM

Please send the name of the shipping company. Thanks.
12:09 PM

Thank you very much for your hard-work. I am pleased to meet a kind hearted person like you.
I will forward your details to the security company as an approval letter.
I sincerely believe that money is safe in your hands and, of course, it will be used for the purposes we have planned, and I hope your good deeds will be rewarded.

Please I want you to write a mail to the delivery service.

Dear Delivery Company,

My name is Howie Hayman and I live in Japan.

I am a beneficiary of the Yasuko Miyazaki
deposit box.
I am ready to take full responsibility of the box
so I will like you to proceed with the delivery of the box immediately
to my address.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Below is the delivery service contact name,

Email: info@auexpressdelivery.com

Full Name: Australiandeliveryservices

www.auexpressdelivery.com

Please contact them now so that they can proceed with the delivery of the box to you.
Please, do your best.
I believe in you.
Okay now this is where it got really interesting. The shipping company is a total fraud. I went to the website and found the following:
Fraudulent Website

The website home page is in English and loaded with spelling and grammatical mistakes. A company located in 46 countries, and with 24,000 staff members would definitely hire a company proficient in English to write the verbiage for their company website. Also note on this copy of the About page, that they use the initials ADS throughout which does not match the initials of the company name. Then it gets even better when they used "Green Wings Logistics" in the text which is the name of another possibly fraudulent website they created and simply forgot to change the name when they copied the information to this page. More about "Green Wings Logistics" later. Sorry for the small print in this graphic but trying not to load this page up with heavy images.

This company mistakenly refers to itself using four different names:

Australian Delivery Services - the name used throughout the FB messenger conversation.
Australian Express Delivery - main name used throughout the site.
Australian Express Logistics - in the short description at the bottom of the home page.
Green Wings Logistics - name used throughout the company description on the about page.

In addition, this "Australian company" copied information verbatim from other sites. Their privacy policy states the following:

12. Your Data Protection Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you are entitled to learn what data we collect about you, ask to delete your data and not to sell (share) it. To exercise your data protection rights, you can make certain requests and ask us:

Again, this is an "Australian company."
No phone Number

This company does not list a phone number, pretty unusual for a company of this size. Note the English grammar in the description, "providing full range of service", as opposed to the correct "providing a full range of services." Plenty more English spelling and grammatical mistakes throughout the company website.
Bogus Location

The location of this delivery service company, based on the address listed on their website, is a commercial property currently being leased by FlooringXtra, a nationwide chain of flooring stores in Australia.

I then decided to do a Google search using the following verbiage from the company about page:

"proudly provides supply chain logistics services in 46 countries and regions. Our global team of 24,000 staff members work together so that we can realize our Mission of becoming the world's preferred supply chain logistics company."

Guess what?....the Green Wings Logistics company showed up with the exact same wording on their about page. The company made not one, but possibly several phony websites to be used as phishing schemes.

Website: Australian Delivery Services
Possible Fraudulent Website #2

This is the About page of the Green Wings Logistics company, another possibly bogus website set up by the same scammer. Notice the same number of countries and staff members as the previous company.
Green Wings Logistics Location

Really? A company with 24,000 staff members in 46 different countries is located here?

Website: Green Wings Logistics
Ultra Serve Courier Service Location

Again really? Another possible bogus company with 24,000 staff members in 46 different countries is located here?

Website: Ultra Serve Courier Service
Trans Asia Logistics Location

And another company located here?

Website: Trans Asia Logistics
2:27 PM

Hi again. I am really sorry but it seems like your solution is not going to work. I recently sent to you that war is becoming more of a possibility for Japan. We are considering moving to Australia and already looked online at homes for sale there. We are now considering traveling to Australia to meet you and to help you fulfill your dream. We are planning to bring information about various charities in Japan where you can safely transfer your money directly. We feel this is the safest and most common sense way of helping you. If possible please let us stay at your home. If this is not okay with you then we will stay at a hotel located close to where you are. We are there for you and want to help. Please send your home address when possible. Until then.
The conversation continued and decided to try a different angle to see if the scammer would take the bait.
7:40 PM

Thank you very much for your kindness and cooperation!!
My beloved brother, I understand you but you have to consider my current situation and help me fulfill my last wishes on earth before coming over to Australia.
This money can not be transfer from the bank because my illness was getting worse, so i had to deposit the money to the delivery service in a box, right now I am been hospitalized here at Canberra hospital.
I need an honest person that will receive the box and dispatch it to charity organizations in japan because the doctor said I have few weeks left to live before I die.
You have nothing to worry about.
The delivery service will deliver it to your address, Rest assured you wouldn't be harmed in receiving the box.
Please, it will be a burden to you, i want you to trust a sister you have.
I can't do such a thing to hurt a good man like you.
Once you have received the money then you can donate it before coming to Australia to meet me and I will make arrangement for you and your family's accommodation.
I believe in you.

I must let you know that your word of response has given me great Joy in my heart
Remember, I told you about my late husband's family they are very brutal.
And also I don't trust anyone around me here especially the doctor and nurses Because of the hospital that I am in my late husband's family hospital.
And if you come to visit me it might cause me danger Because I don't want them to know am communicating with you.
And also they don't want me, to talk to anyone especially in my home country Japan.
Please do you understand?
I want you to contact the shipping company right now so that they can start bringing the consignment box to your doorstep in Japan.
It won't take so much time for you to receive the consignment box.
The shipping company will deliver the consignment box by cargo plane.
As you as you receive the money just donate to different charity organisation then make plans of coming to meet me here in Australia.
You know you are the only brother and friend I have left in this world so you have no choice than to help me because there is no time left for me to live in this world.

My beloved brother,
I will give you 10% of the money as your own personal share if only you will help me to fulfill my last wish on earth before I die.
Please, trust the process and contact the shipping company right now.
I have faith in you.
Please don't reject this offer and i want the orphans in Japan to be happy again that's my priority.
You are a man and I believe you can do it and this is the right time because there are lots of innocent poor orphans who are dying of hunger and starvation in Japan.
Please, kindly help me for the sake of those innocent poor orphans.
Please, do your possible best.
I believe in you.
Nope did not take the bait and did not release a home address and did not agree to us visiting there.
11:36 AM

My beloved brother,
I am a woman of true character who believes in giving everyone a fair chance. I have established some very well throughout my career goals with a clear path and plan to achieve success which is controlling my own destiny and not all the money in the world. I do have my Jewish faith to credit for my life. however, I don't use the name of Buddha to attract people, for my character speaks for itself.
The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired. One of the great things of life is this: He or she who serves always benefits more than he or she who is served. Today, I want you to take a bold step and make the right decision towards these good deeds which I have for the people of Japan.
Make a positive choice today, so that you can be a beneficiary of the benefits ahead of you.

Please I wish these words will make you have turnaround thoughts.
Being trustworthy is one of the hallmarks of being a good friend, brother and a good person. Real trust does not need verification; if you have to verify, it is not trusted.
Trust your instincts.
Be true to yourself.
You know what is right for you, go for it.
Do not be deceived by what you hear or see on the news or from friends, everyone has his or her own pattern of living. Do not decline because your friend was deceived. Who knows he might want to deceive you from following the right part of life.

In addition,
What is my benefit? By tricking someone in old age, like me.
But what do you really think I might be playing in my life to make money from others? During this time, I would like to recommend you for all the support you have given me. And I want to say thank you.
I would like you to understand my current situation. I am an elderly woman with a kind heart. I can't fool you. If our relationship suffers from fear and suspicion. In other words, we shouldn't have trusted each other from the beginning. But we really trusted each other.
I hope you are merciful, think about this, and find a place in your heart that fully understands me.
Why is your heart full of doubt?
I want you to know that am running out of time and i want the delivery service to start bringing the box to you in Japan before i undergo my surgical operation.
Please, go and contact the shipping company right now.
Please, do your best.
I believe in you
2:52 PM

Hi again. Now much of Japan is getting strong storms and flights and ferries are being cancelled. And it is close to New Years which is an important holiday in this country and businesses are closed. Please wait until after New Years and then can process your request. Thank you for really understanding about this. Until then.
8:11 PM

Thank you for you for your understanding and cooperation my beloved brother!!
I understand you Mr. Howie Hayman my beloved brother.
I'm glad that you have fully made up your mind and soul to help me in fulfilling my last wish on earth by donating this money on my behalf.
You are a real man of your words and you have the courage of doing good and great jobs to benefit the society and humanity.
You are a Hero that is why my heart chose you because i already know that you will fulfill this unfinished project in good faith for my sake and for the sake of those little innocent poor and helpless children who are dying of hunger and starvation over there in Japan.
Thank you for your kindness, care and continued support.
Thank you in advance my beloved brother and friend.
Merry Christmas And Happy New year in advance
Please, always make sure that you and your family stay healthy and wealthy throughout this great celebration seasons.
I look forward to hearing from your feed back sooner in the nearest future.
Goodluck and am hoping towards your possitive action after the Newyear.
Please, make sure you continue doing your best and keep up doing good works.
I put my trust only in you and nobody else except you alone and i will promise to do everything i can to make sure that you and your family so happy because i will give you the keys to my Mansion(home) instead of you going to spend money on lounging the hotels suites when you guys have arrived to Australia.(smile).
I'm honored to meet such a good and kind hearted man like you Mr Howie Hayman.
I believe in you.
11:33 AM

Yasukosan. Hi again. Wanted to send a message with a request. Want to know if a different delivery company is okay for sending your package. Would prefer to use the Green Wings Logistics company. Please send a message about this. Thanks.
Decided to wrap this up before the New Year. Tired of dealing with this and thought mentioning the other bogus delivery company might freak out the scammer and end this. Tried to report this to the FBI cyber crime division but their online form required a lot of personal information including a phone number which I got rid of this year. Without it there was no way to submit the form. I reported the profile page to Facebook and now waiting to see if they take any action.
8:10 PM

My beloved brother.
I appreciate your kind words.
The doctor told me today I have surgery in a few weeks time.
And this time, I might not survive.
So I'm scared and worried
There was hope, but what should I say?
I thought I had more time to exchange emails with you.
Please. help me fulfill my last wish on earth before I die.

It is a simple task that requires little effort.
You are not required to do any hard work.
Please, I do not have much time left to live.
As I said, my late husband deposited the money with a security and shipping company in my name a long time ago.
And a beneficiary is required to receive this box from the security and shipping company.
This is why I want you to help me receive this box from the shipping company on my behalf.
Do you understand what I am telling you?

My beloved brother,
I got you point by using Green Wings Logistics company for the delivery of my consignment box.
I want you it is not possible to change the shipping company because i already have the document of my consignment box so there can't be a change of company..
You should understand that the delivery company are the one responsible for the shipping of my consignment box to you in japan with the address you provided for them.
Once you start communicating with them they deliver to you in any part of the world.
The delivery company is a big company and well recognized company so you do not have to worry yourself about anything.

The delivery service are the ones responsible for the transportation of my consignment box from Sydney, Australia to Japan .
They will be able to bring my consignment box to you by their Cargo plane if only you follow their instructions.
This company is a reliable company, not a Japanese company, but an Australian company.
They deliver to any part of the world.
They are trusted and reliable because they deliver goods and services nationwide.
As soon as you start communicating with them, they will deliver it to your address.
Do you understand what I am telling you?
Please, do your best.
I believe in you.
Really thought this would be the end of it. Now they knew the other website was found and still they are pushing for the same delivery company.
11:27 AM

Hi again. Please send a contact name and direct telephone number of someone at the delivery company. Really want to talk with someone before completing your request. Thanks.
The delivery company website does not list a telephone number and there is no contact information except for an email address and online form. Really hoping this will finish up today.
Sun 7:57 PM

What else do I have to say? To make you believe me.
All I gave you was trust. and everything I told you about myself are all truth
What will be my gain? By fooling someone at old age, as I am.
I am a 70 years old sick widow, I have just a few days left to live.
I can not come up with a story like this. that will be a sin on my own part and to my religion and humanity.
I assured you 100% percent sincerity and transparency about this great job
I hope you are merciful, think about this, and find a place in your heart to fully understand me and help me
I am helpless and hopeless without you.
Please help me.

I want you to know that am running out of time and i want the delivery service to start bringing the box to you in Japan before i undergo my surgical operation .
It is going to be tough for me and i am not going to survive this .
I am happy that i chose you because you have the strong desire to help the poor .
Therefore you have provide your details so the delivery company can start the delivery to you in Japan .
If you really want to help me just like you said .
provide the details been sent to you.
without the personal information they cannot deliver the box to you .
I have already sent you the company's website so just go and contact them with the message I sent to you before.
I have faith in you.

Here is there website.

www.auexpressdelivery.com

The shipping company will deliver the consignment box by cargo plane.
The shipping service will need the following details so that the shipping service can use them to deliver the box

Full name:

Address:

Personal phone number:

E-mail address:

Country:
10:16 AM

Hey enough already. Next time you do this be sure to know your audience. This is the situation now. I was a real estate appraiser for many years. I periodically worked with the FBI as a real estate procurement specialist tasked with finding satellite office locations for the agency. During those years I made friends with many FBI agents and staff including the current director Christopher Wray. The Facebook profile for Yasuko has already been sent to my friends at the FBI along with the following websites:
https://auexpressdelivery.com/
https://greenwingslogistics.com/
http://ultraservecourier.com/
https://transasianlogs.com/
The agency already found information and disclosed the following:

Australian Delivery Services
The website home page is in English and loaded with spelling and grammatical mistakes. A company located in 46 countries, and with 24,000 staff members would definitely hire a company proficient in English to write the verbiage for their company website. Also note that on the About page, that they use the initials ADS throughout which does not match the initials of the company name. And they used "Green Wings Logistics" in the text which is the name of another website they created and simply forgot to change the name when they copied the information to this page.

In addition, this company mistakenly refers to itself using four different names on the same website:
Australian Delivery Services - the name used throughout the FB messenger conversation.
Australian Express Delivery - main name used throughout the site.
Australian Express Logistics - in the short description at the bottom of the home page.
Green Wings Logistics - name used throughout the company description on the about page.

The location for this company is currently being leased by a nationwide Australian flooring company called FLOORING XTRA.

In addition, this "Australian company" copied information verbatim from other sites. Their privacy policy states the following:

12. Your Data Protection Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you are entitled to learn what data we collect about you, ask to delete your data and not to sell (share) it. To exercise your data protection rights, you can make certain requests and ask us:

Again, this is an "Australian company."

This company does not list a phone number, pretty unusual for a company of this size. Note the English grammar in the description, "providing full range of service", as opposed to the correct "providing a full range of services." Plenty more English spelling and grammatical mistakes throughout the company website.

The location listed for the Green Wings Logistics company, the other website, is a small older house in a residential Australian subdivision.

Many other inconsistencies exist as well.

It was stated that Yasuko was being treated at a facility which is located in Queensland and then later stated the facility was in Canberra.

Note also that this the profile for Yasuko states she is male and there are no new posts for over six months now. A women so involved in charitable work would know people she could trust way more than some guy she met online only a month before.

This whole thing has been ridiculous.

The profile for Yasuko has already been reported to Facebook and the FBI is continuing to process a very thorough investigation into this matter.

No need for further communication from now.
Finally this is now wrapped up. After they read this they immediately removed themselves from Facebook messenger and took the fake Facebook profile offline. I did a search and found 15 other fake profiles using the same name and pictures. PLEASE SHARE this page with others to keep them from being targets of these assholes. Anyway thanks to all of you who actually made it to the end of this page....and of course....HAPPY NEW YEAR.