419 scam: "Anothy Long" <peterbradbury@optusnet.com> Saludos

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Anothy Long" <peterbradbury@optusnet.com>
Reply-To: richardalex4500@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 03:01:52 -0800
Subject: Saludos

Sé que quedarás muy impactado y sorprendido al ver este tipo de mensaje. Soy director contable personal de Rulers Reliable Bank (RRB). Es con buen espíritu de corazón que abrí esta gran oportunidad para ti. Un cliente mío fallecido murió como resultado de una condición relacionada con el corazón en marzo de 2005. Su condición cardíaca se debió a la muerte de los miembros de su familia en el desastre del tsunami el 26 de diciembre de 2004 en Sumatra, Indonesia, donde todos perdieron la vida. . Hay una cuenta corriente abierta en mi banco en 1999 por un cliente de mucho tiempo en nuestro banco, ciudadano de un país

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/26/newsid_4631000/4631713.stm)

El monto en esta cuenta actualmente es de $19,340,000 (Diecinueve Millones Trescientos Cuarenta Mil Dólares de los Estados Unidos de América) Quiero presentarlo como un pariente más cercano beneficiario, usaré mi posición e influencia en nuestro banco para que le entreguen este dinero para que compartamos.

Atentamente,
Miembro Ejecutivo Directorio
Gobernantes Banco Confiable (RRB)

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