419 scam: "Mrs Patricia Santos"<cs@tongshun-industrial.com> Greetings

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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:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- adm.smith127@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Patricia Santos" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adm.smith127@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 19:30:01 +0100
Subject: Greetings

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Greetings,

How are you and your family,i am very happy to inform you that i have finalised the claim and transfer of the USD$22.500,000.00 into my new partner`s account in India,but i did not forget your past effort despite that it does not work out because of some lack of understanding between us,my partner agreed on my terms and he took Fund,as i write you this email now,i am in India with my family to put our new company and some other businesses in place.

Before I left Benin Republic to India,I gave my secretary Mr Adam Smith the sun of $800,000.00) to give you.through ATM VISA CARD,Remember to send him your Full information to avoid wrong transfer.this is my secretary Email;Address (adm.smith127@gmail.com)
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Receiver`s Name_______________
Address: ________________
Country: ____________
Phone Number: _____________
I.D Card:_____________

Once again thanks for your past efforts.

Thanks
Mrs Patricia Santos.

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