419 scam: Markus Esly <ruben.sardou@cprm.gov.br> Good day to you

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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.
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.
- markusesly1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Markus Esly <ruben.sardou@cprm.gov.br>
Reply-To: Markus Esly <markusesly1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:14:40 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Good day to you

Dear Sir,

My name is Markus Esly, a British and an attorney. We are private solicitors to Mr. Dmitry Zakharchenko, who was the head of the Anti-Corruption Board in Russia.
You can read the link below to have full knowledge of the man.

https://www.rt.com/news/359330-russia-corruption-bank-switzerland/

He had entrusted in our care some documents of funds which he deposited with a private vault here in Europe and in some Banks, before the episode as expressed
in the link. His wife has given us instructions to look for an investor that could handle any of the funds on behalf of the family. I will reveal details of this
testament as soon as we agreed to deal on this transaction.

If you agree to this request and you have the capacity to handle this funds, you will be charge with the responsibility of receiving the funds with the deposit
document which I will present to you and negotiate a reasonable % to you from his wife.

The total amount deposited is much and I will give you details as soon as you indicate interest to work with us. Be advised to direct your response to
my official email: markusesly1@gmail.com for further communication.

Please keep confidential.

Sincerely,
Markus Esly
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