419 scam: Ms Sarah <jcastro@hospitalchosica.gob.pe> Hi Good day

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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: Ms Sarah <jcastro@hospitalchosica.gob.pe>
Reply-To: Ms Sarah <sarahalva66@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 13:36:52 -0500 (PET)
Subject: Hi Good day

Hi Good day,

I'm Sarah Alva From Sweden. I know youâ€™ll be puzzled at the receipt of my E-mail. I also know you have all the right reasons to not respond, or be inquisitive and even be offended for intruding your privacy, but allow me to call you Friend. My reason for writing you is solely for us to be friends.

Some people talk about the risks and dangers of knowing someone through the Internet, to the point of becoming suspicious of their own shadows. But I must confess that our contact, even at a distance, will be harmless and must only focus on Friendship.

This note is only to confirm my intention of knowing you and maintaining a daily contact with each other, Only if my request seats well with you. I will look forward to your response.

Thank You.

Sarah.

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