419 scam: Gerald Donald <ivan.mickoski@mf.edu.mk> Good Morning,

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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.
- geralddonald00100@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: geralddonald00100@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 02:21:15 -0800
Subject: Good Morning,

Good Morning,
Greetings to you and your family, My Name is Gerald Donald,I am writing you
this letter seeking your assistance only on humanitarian basis. I was
diagnosed
with Cancer only to discover that it has done much harm and I have few months
to live. I want you to assist me ensure that my estate and money worth
($7,855,000 USD) (Seven Million, Eight Hundred Thousand and Fifty Thousand U.S
Dollars) are being given to a reputable charity organization.

I have no intentions of causing you any pains and the file attach to this e-
mail is the full details,Please get back to me indicating your interest in
assistance.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Gerald Donald,
Please send your reply to this E-mail: geralddonald00100@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

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