419 scam: From Miss Nora Thomas <admin@neurorestorative.com> Hello Dear!,

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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:

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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: From Miss Nora Thomas <admin@neurorestorative.com>
Reply-To: bmuczdh@virgilio.it
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 15:49:57 -0500
Subject: Hello Dear!,

Dear,

I come to announce the good news of my successor. I finally arrive in this country to get my money personally. Thanks to God for his merciful, I was able to recover my money successfully, but I'm afraid because I cannot invest in overseas all alone. So I have prayed over this and I ask GOD almighty for his direct ions, I am the only daughter of my farther Dr Michael Thomas, I am 24 years old, my father was assassinate by unknown personal but Before His death in his bed at the hospital he called me and reveal to me of a documents that contents the sum of 15M USD that he Deposited in a fixed deposit account with the BARCLAYS BANK UK and also 500 Kg of alluvial Gold Dust in a security company for security reason, He made the next of kin of deposited funds including the Gold Dust. He also advice me to use this inheritors wisely by invest it in overseas.
this is the reason I am contacting you as my new partner to use your personality influence in your country to receive this funds and the Gold on my behalf before I will be coming over for investment in country .I will be offering you 20% of the total sum including the selling of the Gold Dust, I will appreciate confidentiality in this transaction. I have also contacted the bank for my intention. I will be giving to you all the details information that require on this transition.

Waiting on your urgent responding.

Yours sincerely.

MISS BAHIYYA JINNE THOMAS.

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