419 scam: "REV,JOHN EDWARD" <silvio.guarino@alice.it> (no subject)

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "REV,JOHN EDWARD" <silvio.guarino@alice.it>
Reply-To: mybank63@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:53:22 +0100 (CET)
Subject:

Hello my good friend

I am very much aware that I do not know you, but the internet has made the
world global villages where you can reach anybody you have not met before. I
come in peace and something positive that will affect your life and the lives
of others for good, just carefully read and digest the message below.

I am Mother Mrs,Beate Keith , 87 Years old woman and the wife of Late Sir Abery
Keith who died in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th of September 1998 GMT 14:22
UK while flying from New York to Geneva.

Please see site below for more information on the list of people that died on
the Plane Crash in 1998 and my husband is the second on the list.

After the death of my husband I became the Head of his investment and now that
I am old and weak. I have decided to spend the rest of my life in my Ranch
before I finally give up ghost.

Get back to me as to give you the beneficial reason for contacting you
my email :beatekeith@outlook.com

thanks
Mrs,Beate Keith

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