419 scam: "MR. MARCELO MUNAR PASCUA" <mc6@gdhxxx.ro.tn> URGENTLY REPLY..

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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.
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.
- enquiry0909@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. MARCELO MUNAR PASCUA" <mc6@gdhxxx.ro.tn>
Reply-To: <enquiry0909@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:20:32 +0100
Subject: URGENTLY REPLY..

Hello dear, l am MARCELO MUNAR PASCUA. I and my sister needs your assistan=
ce to invest in your line of business. We will want you to be our Investmen=
t Manager/Partner in your country. I and my sister inherited a substantial =
amount of money from my late father who is a politician so we need an Inves=
tment Manager/Partner whom to assist us get into any economy, to live perma=
nently and to meaningfully engage this inheritance in any profitable invest=
ment of any good sector of an economy. We need a very honest person that wi=
ll handle our investment with a pure and good heart. If you can, kindly get=
back to me for details / discussions. Please Note that I and my sister own=
s this fund that we want to invest in your country and we have agreed to se=
nd this mail to you. We sincerely do not have any knowledge in Financial in=
vestments and we do not intend to explain all in this email. Your assistanc=
e to make our dream a reality, we will certainly reward you for your servic=
es. This fund is our inheritance from my Father as such we want to invest i=
t wisely in your country. As our investment manager we will give you 10% of=
the fund for your time and assistance. Again if you have business plan tha=
t is profitable, let us know also, so that we can bring the money to your c=
ountry for immediate investment. For Further details please get back to me =
on my private email (enquiry0909@yahoo.co.jp) as soon as possible. Your res=
ponse is important to us. Yours Sincerely, MARCELO MUNAR PASCUA

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