419 scam: "Prudho"<eavalencia@sec.gov.ph> URGENT REPLY NEEDED

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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.
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.
- prudhop@yahoo.com.tr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prudho" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <prudhop@yahoo.com.tr>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 18:48:53 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Charity funds for the less privilege ones. Pls let me know if I can trust you to receive this funds and distribute it to charity organizations and hospitals. Reply me for more details through email if interested (prudhop@yahoo.com.tr )

---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus

*****Any emails that exceed 15MB in total size will not be processed by our support system please re-size and resend.*****

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Privileged and confidential information may be contained in this message.
If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you may not use,
copy, disclose, forward or distribute the contents of this message to any
entity. If you have received this communication in error, please notify
us immediately by replying to this email, and then delete this e-mail
immediately from your system. The views, opinions, and other information
expressed in this message are those of the sender's and do not necessarily
reflect the views of this Commission. The Securities and Exchange Commission
does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of
this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. Before opening
any attachment, please check them for viruses and defects.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam