419 scam: "Rev.Luis Montes" <revluismontes@excite.com> From Rev.Fr.Luis Montes

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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.
- rev.luismontes@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Luis Montes" <revluismontes@excite.com>
Reply-To: rev.luismontes@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:26:39 -0400
Subject: From Rev.Fr.Luis Montes

Hello,

After going through your profile on the internet I decided to write you
this believing it will receive the most desired attention from you even as
we have not had any previous correspondence, Although, I am constrained by
insufficient information about you, but I will express in full the main
objectives of this missionary project.

My name is Rev.Fr.Luis Montes.I have been suffering in the sick bed for
the past 7 months at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, woolwich. Now I believe
that my time has come to join my ancestors in heaven as the spirit of
Almighty God directed me to contact you for this charity work. I have
US$11.1M deposited in a safe location in Asia, which I want you to claim
on my behalf for an important charitable project.

Can you honestly do this for me? Look forward to the possibility of
hearing from you with your details contact through my email
rev.luismontes@hotmail.com

Remain bless in the Lord.

Rev.Fr.Luis Montes

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