419 scam: Perths Sylvia <perthssylvia@yahoo.pt> From Miss Sylvia Perth,

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- sylviaperth@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Perths Sylvia <perthssylvia@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Perths Sylvia <sylviaperth@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 07:32:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: From Miss Sylvia Perth,

Hello Dearest,

I am Miss Sylvia Perth,i'm 20 years of age,I am a British by Origin ,i have been in Nigeria
for 10 years after the death of my mother in an auto accident.
I came to Nigeria with my Dad who had a Timber Exportation Company in Borno State which he has been
operating for over 20 years.

Due to the nature of his Company business,his Timber company was located in a Village which today has been burnt down by
BOKO HARAM in Nigeria,killing my Father ,his driver and 15 of his workers,till today nothing the Federal Government has
done to help me as a foreigner,but they only moved i and many other displaced persons from Borno state to Abuja,the
federal Capita of Nigeria.

As i write to you ,i am in a camp for displaced person,the hardship here i have never experienced in my Life,i feel so
unease and insecure here in the Camp,no good water,no good food nor doctors to attend to the sick,people are dying of starvation and disease.

My only Joy and happiness now is that i have access to my fathers email address,which i will want to use in dealing with you,i have also been to my Late Fathers bank to Notify the Bank Manager of the death of my Father,and seek his assistance to allow me have access to Fathers account which the Bank Manager told me is worth $5.7 Million usd with some fractions included,do you know what?,he said that i am the Beneficiary and next of Kin to his Estate,but there is a clause which states that there is no way i can access this account until i am 25 years of age before i can be allowed access to this Funds.

But the Bank Manager advised that with my situation i should seek a foreigner who can help me receive my Inheritance Funds out of the Country,which he said is the best alternative to me having access to this money.

This is why i have contacted you after speaking to the Bank Manager,can you be my foreign beneficiary and help me receive my Inheritance funds ,after which you will help me make my traveling papers to come over to your Country to start a new life.

Here is my email address,we can communicate through hereÂ :Â sylviaperth@gmail.com

I await to hear from You.

Miss Sylvia Perth

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