419 scam: "Catherine Lansbury"<info@lapeniche.org> US$3,850,000.00 financial settlement to you with Ref No. FSC/VD2-LN/PY8.

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Catherine Lansbury"<info@lapeniche.org>
Reply-To: <masarufsc@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 09:06:33 -0800
Subject: US$3,850,000.00 financial settlement to you with Ref No. FSC/VD2-LN/PY8.

Reference No.FSC/VD2-LN/PY8

Good Morning,

Did you receive our previous message?
Once again, we wish to congratulate and inform you, that you have been officially selected to receive a financial compensation amount of US$3,850,000.00 (Three Million, eight hundred and fifty thousand USD).

Should you follow our directives, your US$3,850,000.00 will be credited to your bank account within the next three (3) working days and fund transfer documents forwarded to you and your bankers for confirmation.
We therefore advice you to stop further correspondence with any officer or persons outside this office since you do not have to pay any fee, tax or charges and you have met up with all the funds transfer requirements.

For further guidelines and to immediately receive your US$3,850,000.00,kindly contact our Payment Director, Mrs.Rosamund Clarke today by email or fax, with the below information.

Name: Mrs. Rosamund Clarke
Email: fscspd@gmail.com

PLEASE NOTE: All correspondence to Mrs.Rosamund Clarke should have the above stated Reference No.FSC/VD2-LN/PY8, sent along with your telephone number for prompt attention.

Yours sincerely,

Financial Services, UK.
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