419 scam: =?UTF-8?B?Y2FyZG9zbyBwZXJleg==?= <cardoso.perez@inbox.ru> =?UTF-8?B?SGVsbG8gbXkgZnJpZW5kLA==?=

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22962784215 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?B?Y2FyZG9zbyBwZXJleg==?= <cardoso.perez@inbox.ru>
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2015 19:54:32 +0300
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?SGVsbG8gbXkgZnJpZW5kLA==?=

Hello my friend, how are you today?
My name is Mr. Cardoso Perez from La habana Cuban, i am working under United Nation as peace keeping officer,dear friend there is what i want tell you about a lady who was a refugee here in United Kingdom. She is from Syria in the middle East, her name is Mrs Amira Imanyara Al-Massri, She was one of the Syrian refugees brought here through the UNCHRÂ in the united kingdom here.This woman has pass away about four months ago through sickness called hypertension, she has been having this heart attack since the death of her beloved husband, according to her story she lost her husband and her relative through the Syrian war and she have four years daughter called Mona who is still in our custody in the refugee camp here.She said her husband deposited 7.5 Million U S dollars and 3 million wealth of gold in one of the security company and before her death she said that in case if she die, i should look for someone to come and claim the money to use it and take care of her daughter because she doesn't want her daughter to remain in the refugee camp here.if you are interested to help her then get back to me, i am now in Benin, but i will soon go back to united kingdom and this my contact number you can call meÂ +22962784215 and +22964361986 my email address is
Â
cardosoperez@outlook.com

i am waiting for your kind responses
Cardoso

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