419 scam: "Victor Hugo" <mail@deya.fr> Have You See This

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- drpalaciospanta.victorhugo@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Victor Hugo" <mail@deya.fr>
Reply-To: drpalaciospanta.victorhugo@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:45:59 -0700
Subject: Have You See This

Attn: Dear Sir/madam,
Good day to you my dear friend,I am the New Director & Purchasing Manager =
of a Pharmaceutical Company Gilead Sciences is an American biopharmaceutica=
l company,I request for your collaboration and partnership to enable us exe=
cutes a very lucrative and highly profitable business transaction, it is an=
important supply business of a animal vaccine product, this supply busines=
s shall profit us meaningfully. This is a good opportunity for us to win a =
contract business supply, it requite we furnish yearly some quantity of ani=
mal vaccine to a wealthy client who has a very pharmaceutical company, it r=
equire we purchase from a large farming company at a lower price and sellin=
g at a good profitable price which shall leave us with considerable profit =
meaningfully. As a matter of fact we shall be making twice the price of pur=
chase. The interesting advantage is that the client is in a position to mak=
e payment for his order,If you are interested, please get back to me for mo=
re detail. I shall be expecting your quick reply. =

=

Regards
Dr. Palacios Panta Victor Hugo
Director & Purchasing Manager
Tel: +1 6572030673
Fax: 650 578-9264
Address: Foster City, CA (Headquarters)333 Lakeside Drive Foster City, CA 9=
4404
Email: drpalaciospanta.victorhugo@gmail.com
Gilead Sciences Biotechnology company
=A9 2009-2016 Gilead. All rights reserved.

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