419 scam: "Teresa Trump" <info@amtrustgroup.org> (no subject)

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Teresa Trump" <info@amtrustgroup.org>
Reply-To: ryanfranklinofficial@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 20:43:31 +0700
Subject:

Sehr geehrter Herr / Frau,
Wenn Sie gerade Darlehen ben=F6tigen, haben Sie den Platz f=FCr Hilfe gefu=
nden.
Egal, f=FCr was Sie Bargeld brauchen, AmTrust Group hat Sie versichert. Wir=
k=F6nnen helfen, den Stress und die hilflosen Gef=FChle zu beseitigen, die=
oft dazu f=FChren, dass Sie Ihre Rechnungen nicht bezahlen k=F6nnen.
Jeden Monat k=F6nnen wir Tausenden von Menschen helfen, sich um ihre finan=
ziellen Probleme zu k=FCmmern. Der Prozess kann komplett online durchgef=FC=
hrt werden, und es ist sehr einfach. Wir sind st=E4ndig bestrebt, unsere Ku=
ndenzufriedenheit zu verbessern.
Der maximale Darlehensbetrag betr=E4gt 20 Millionen Euro in US-Dollar. und=
der Zinssatz beginnt bei 2.1% abh=E4ngig von Ihrem Darlehenszweck.
Sie k=F6nnen sich in nur 3 Minuten bewerben und erhalten eine schnelle Ent=
scheidung. Genehmigte Mittel k=F6nnen innerhalb von 24 Stunden auf Ihr Bank=
konto =FCberwiesen werden, abh=E4ngig von Ihrer Bank! Keine Wartezeiten meh=
r wie bei anderen Unternehmen.
Mit einem Darlehen bei AmTRUST Group k=F6nnen Sie Ihre Finanzen gesund hal=
ten und Ihr Budget im Griff behalten.
Kontaktieren Sie den Kreditsachbearbeiter f=FCr weitere Informationen und =
Anwendung.
E-Mail: ryanfranklinofficial@gmail.com
Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen im Service.
Frau Teresa Trump
Werbeagent.

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