419 scam: "Steven B. Steve Kravitz"<ovidio_fontana@yahoo.com.ar> GOOD DAY!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- kravitzsteve96@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Steven B. Steve Kravitz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kravitzsteve96@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:26:31 -0000
Subject: GOOD DAY!

Dear Friend,

I am Steven B. Steve Kravitz An Australian by Nationality, I am the
Audit
Director to Sun-trust Bank 303 Peach tree St. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308
USA,
There is this amount of forty-Nine Million seven hundred and fifty
thousand
USD (US$49. 750M DOLLARS). that was kept in my custody for years ago
and
the depositor died without next of kin, please I need your assistance
for
the transferring of this fund to your bank account as the next of kin
for
both of us benefit for life time investment,

I have every inquiry details to make the bank believe you and release
the
fund to you in within 5-7 banking working days with your full
co-operation
with me, . Note 50% for you why 50% for me after successful of the
transfer to your bank account. contact me if interested. Email me
directly
to the below email for more details, DO NOT REPLY!! Contact me directly
to
the before emails.

Email... kravitzsteve96@gmail.com
Steven B. Steve Kravitz

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