419 scam: Gary Botma <jonathankirsch11@gmail.com> Hola,

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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.
- garybotma1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Gary Botma <jonathankirsch11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: garybotma1@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 23:56:18 -1200
Subject: Hola,

Hello,

I apologize for intruding into your privacy, especially by contacting
you through this means. I have a business proposal of ($9,250,000.00)
left by my late client Eng. Williams who live here in Republic of
South Africa. I am contacting you because you share same last name
with the deceased. Please respond directly to my private email
address: (garybotma1@gmail.com) for the details of this transaction.

Regards,

Gary Botma. Esq.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hola,

Me disculpo por entrometerme en su privacidad, especialmente al
contactarlo por este medio. Tengo una propuesta comercial de ($
9,250,000.00) que me dej=C3=B3 mi difunto cliente Ing. Williams que
vive aqu=C3=AD en la Rep=C3=BAblica de Sud=C3=A1frica. Te estoy
contactando porq=
ue compartes el mismo apellido con el fallecido. Responda directamente
a mi direcci=C3=B3n de correo electr=C3=B3nico privada:
(garybotma1@gmail.com) para conocer los detalles de esta
transacci=C3=B3n.

Saludos,

Gary Botma. Esq.

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