419 scam: paola.gomez@iosper.gov.ar TREAT AS URGENT !!

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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:
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: paola.gomez@iosper.gov.ar
Reply-To: davidhenrik268@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 00:32:07 +0200
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT !!

Hello

I am David Henrik lawyer and consortium on behalf of the late President Robert Mugabe. We want you to be the only beneficiary to receive total funding of $ 12.5 million ($ 12 million, $ 500,000).

This broadcast belongs to the late President Robert Mugabe from Zimbabwe, who died on September 6, 2019 and devastated Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017.

These funds were shipped with a reputable security company. I will send you the documents for the claims as we proceed, and will also create legal documents that will make you the beneficiary.

I want you to act on my behalf to complete the collection process. Then 30% of the total amount will be transferred to you, while 70% intend to invest.

If interested, please send your name / address / telephone number / ID / to change the process of the beneficiary.

Sincerely yours
David Henrik

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