419 scam: SMITH S W<kkgeil@earthlink.net> YOUR COMPENSATION...

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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 message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- pcsfcon@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SMITH S W<kkgeil@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 03:24:41 +0100
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION...

Good day

How are you today and your family. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from usa,i am precently in usa. meanwhile I did not forget your past efforts in assist me in transferring the funds despite that it failed us some how. I have drop your information with my secretrary to send you a prepaid master card value for US$800,000 issued by my investment bank through Master card INTERNATIONAL the master card is neatly packaged and ready for your collection.

Now contact my secretary Alfred Raphael in Greece through his e-mail (pcsfcon@gmail.com) ask him to send you the Master card of (US$800,000)which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this transaction. so feel free and get in touched with him .reconfirm to him the following information.

Your full names

Home Address:

tel:

Age:

Occupation:

a data copy of international passport or drivers license .

To enable him send it to you.

Regards,

Smith

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam