419 scam: "Mr. Pedro Zaifada"<perzaifada@laxia.es> Business Offer

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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.
- pedro.zaifada@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Pedro Zaifada" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <perdon.zaifada@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 02:47:33 -0700
Subject: Business Offer

From: Pedro Zaifada

Hello Friend,

How are you today? I am Don. Pedro Zaifada, I am the Group Financial Controller at Lloyds Guaranty Bank Plc here in Madrid - Spain. I am writing this message to you because of your surname. One late Mr. PETER a citizen of your country, who had a fixed deposit with my bank in 2009 for 48 calendar months, valued at (€7,200,000.00 GDP) (Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand Euros) the due date for this deposit contract was in November 2012. Sadly "late Mr. PETER was among the death victims in the march 11th 2011 Earthquake disaster in Japan, He was in Japan on a business trip when the Earthquake happened. I am now seeking your co-operation to present you as Next of Kin/ Heir to the account, since you have the same surname with him and my bank head quarters will release the account to you.

Please if you are not kindly, Kindly discard this message or contact me strictly on my email, as i will not discuss any further via Facebook.

With Regards,

Pedro Zaifada
E-Mail: pedro.zaifada@gmail.com

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