419 scam: mdp@dataclick.com.ar Its me Ruth

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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: mdp@dataclick.com.ar
Reply-To: ruthmawerer@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:05:40 +0000
Subject: Its me Ruth

Hello dear, My name is Ruth, i am 26yrs old, i'm a free minded,open hearted=
girl,i'm one of the few that still believes in friendship, love, trust and=
signs, am very much single and ready to mingle. i will like to be your fri=
end if you don't mind, i hope you will not take my request for granted,feel=
free to email me, i will appreciate it if you can send me some pics to my =
private email,i look forward to hear from you soon. Witam drodzy, Nazywam s=
ie Ruth, jestem 26yrs stary, jestem wolny umysl, otwarte serce dziewczyny, =
ja jestem jednym z niewielu, kt=F3re wciaz wierzy w przyjazni, milosci, zau=
fania i znak=F3w, jestem bardzo jedno- i gotowe do mieszaja. i bedzie jak b=
yc twoim przyjacielem, jesli nie masz nic przeciwko temu, mam nadzieje, ze =
nie wezmie moja prosbe za pewnik, nie krepuj sie napisz do mnie, bede wdzie=
czny, jesli mozesz wyslac mi kilka fotek do mojego prywatnego e-maila, czek=
am aby uslyszec od ciebie szybko.=20

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