419 scam: ERIKSON STERLING <pcdiaz@pami.org.ar> INDICATE YOUR INTEREST...

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "erikson.sterling@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: ERIKSON STERLING <pcdiaz@pami.org.ar>
Reply-To: ERIKSON STERLING <erikson.sterling@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:55:35 -0300 (ART)
Subject: INDICATE YOUR INTEREST...

Greetings,

My name is Mr. Erikson W. Sterling, I work with an investment bank in the United kingdom, as a probate detectives looking for distant relatives of people who have died without making a will, the United Kingdom government normally do this at the end of every year before they will legally confiscate the funds, Last year alone they made over GBP58Million from unclaimed assets.

When people die intestate (without a will) and with no known relatives, their names are released by the Treasury department every end of the year, a list of these unclaimed estates, cash investments saved gold and diamond assets are also included.

I started working with this investment bank for the past two year but I have done my research and saw that we can make a lot of money by working with trust and respect I have notice that with all the informationâ€™s in my position right now we can make a lot of money by fronting you as the deceased relative or beneficiary of his assets.

I have in my position this account details and death certificate and a copy of his international passport which are the requirements needed to be provided by any next of kin claimer. If you are willing to work with me I will advise you forward me your contact details so that I will contact you for proper introduction and communication before we proceed. My email: erikson.sterling@outlook.com

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards,
Mr. Erikson W. Sterling.

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