419 scam: "Mr. Tom Silver" <"www."@poplar.ocn.ne.jp> Good To You

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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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Tom Silver" <"www."@poplar.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Tom Silver" <mrs.mariamphilip35@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 15:34:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good To You

I never forget you

How are you with your family? I hope fine. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner

from Venezuela,Presently I'm in Venezuela, meanwhile I didn't forget your past efforts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us

some how. Now contact my secretary in Benin Republic West Africa through her e-mail id(mrs.mariamphilip35@yahoo.comm)ask her to send you the A.T.M VISA CARD

worth's sum of ($2.5M US dollars) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this transaction. so feel free and

get in touch with my secretary Mrs.Mariam Philip with your current information such as and she will send the A.T.M VISA CARD to you.

1,Your Full Name..............................
2 Country:................................
3,receiving address..................
4,Phone number....................
5,Age and Sex................
6,Copy of id............................

Regards,
Mr. Tom Silver

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