419 scam: "Pal Debabrata"<test@bestoftravel.cz> Re: Important:

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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: "Pal Debabrata" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inforpal@freemail.hu>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 12:09:25 -0800
Subject: Re: Important:

Re: Important:

My name is Pal Debabrata , I emailed you earlier without any response. I have an urgent obscured business suggestion for you. I want to partner with you as a foreign investor and authorize my client deposit to be moved to you in your country to be invested in any lucrative and profitable business for 10 (ten) years.

The available amount is 12.5 million GBP. This is a very legal transaction and everything will be coordinated in black and white. I contacted you because I believe you are active in business with the capacity to handle the available amount. However, you can reply to me with your full name, address and phone number if you are interested.

Yours Sincerely,

Pal Debabrata

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