419 scam: "Mr Tom Edgar"<root@tlapnet.cz> FROM MR TOM EDGAR

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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.
- pcsfconsultants@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Tom Edgar" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pcsfconsultants@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 20:38:48 -0600
Subject: FROM MR TOM EDGAR

Am a personal account officer to Mr TY ALLEN A CANADIAN who was a staff for PERENCO OIL AND GAS

Company France who made a fund [fixed] for 3yrs from 2015 -2017

valued at EUR 25,000,000..00 {TWENTY FIVE MILLION

EUROS} in our financial security firm.

We sent a routine notification to his Forwarded address and

discovered, he died of cancer attack last years .In our official

Papers we found no name details as the second CONTACT

PERSON/BENEFICIARY.I will like you to partner with me for a claim of this fund before the management

will know about the fund and transferred into central treasure account as unclaim fund.

You will be entitled to 40% and invest my share in profitable business in your country.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this Electronic mail. i hope that

you will find this information useful and helpful.

email me back for any further information :pcsfconsultants@gmail.com

Yours faithfully,

Mr Edgar Tom

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