419 scam: "Mr. Heidi Gysin"<swissfin45@hotmail.com> FWD: Special Message

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- errand4status@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Heidi Gysin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <errand8status@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2015 09:38:24 -1200
Subject: FWD: Special Message

Dear Friend,

Best compliment of the day.

I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$165.3 Million US Dollars, which I seek your partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 35% of the total sum for your partnership. Can you be trusted on this ?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:

I am Mr.Heidi Gysin , a personal Assistant to Pugachev Sergei ,A former Russian senator , The owned of two major shipyards, the world

biggest mine and significant real estate in Moscow and St Petersburg and once a privileged insider exceptionally close trusted friend to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Its my intent to invest the fund in your country, with interest in the following sectors: Banking, Real Estate, Stock Speculation, Mining, Transportation,Tobacco, Petroleum and Energy and E.t.c or If you think you have a solid background and idea of making good profits in any business sectors in your country that is commercially reasonable.

Please, get back to me on < errand4status@gmail.com > for further details .

Yours Sincerely,

Heidi Gysin

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