419 scam: "Mrs Melissa J Peterson. X"<spam@excellence-sport.com> AIRPORT SECURITY....

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- chr.truthfirm@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Melissa J Peterson. X"<spam@excellence-sport.com>
Reply-To: teresapereda120@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 18:00:54 -0700
Subject: AIRPORT SECURITY....

?PIT AIRPORT SECURITY
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
1000 Airport Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15231, USA

ATTN:_______Notice On Your Package Reg: 3RT67A.

Today we discovered an abandoned metal suitcase in our Storage Unit with registration number; 3RT67A , originally scheduled to be delivered to you by the (Foreign Payment Service) Pennsylvania Department, this suitcase is a metal box and after undergoing forensic scanner inspection it was revealed to contain money valued $800,000.00 USD(Eight hundred thousand United States dollars).

I am writing to inform you that we have investigated the said suitcase and the investigation proved the legitimacy of its content as it is said to be a compensation fund from a Poverty Alleviation Program held during September 2017.

You are therefore advised to make contact with Mrs.Teresa Pereda,
(chr.truthfirm@yahoo.com)

The attorney selected for you to help secure and monitor your package delivery regarding any issues during the course of its delivery.

Contact him through his email to lay claim and recover your package or we will be compelled to list your package as an unclaimed property and maybe forfeited and moved to the United States Treasury Department for holding.

Disregard this email if you don't have any undelivered package from PA ,thank you.

God Bless
Sincerely,
Melissa J Peterson
Inspection Unit
Pittsburgh International Airport Pennsylvania

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