419 scam: "Luca Wigger"<luwig@myself.com> Deal offer

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- luca-wigger@myself.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Luca Wigger" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <luca-wigger@myself.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 22:40:41 -0000
Subject: Deal offer

Dear Esteemed,

My names are Luca Wigger, by this email I seek your indulgence for you to allow me give you information to
claim a deposit in my company belonging to a late client who share the same last name as you but died in
Syria Civil War. He left no clear Next of Kin to his funds in our company. Presently, my company want the
funds be declared to the government as unclaimed.

Upon a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin,
so that the late client's funds will not be confiscated by the Financial Regulatory Authority.
With your cooperation to my advice there will be no risk involved for this claims as I will present to you the
document that will be required by my company.

Kindly, get in touch with me by my e-mail: luca-wigger@myself.com to enable us discuss further
Do not forget that a transaction of this magnitude requires utmost and absolute confidentiality and sincerity.
While I look forward to your urgent response, you should consider that after you claim the funds,
you will have to send 30% to an account which I will provide.

Thanks ,
Luca Wigger

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