419 scam: Mr Richard <mike.ekete@gmail.com> RE:DONATION.

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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.
- jpeter.tschur1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Richard <mike.ekete@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jpeter.tschur1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:26:47 +0100
Subject: RE:DONATION.

Dear Sir,

My name is Mr Jorg Peter Toni Schur aged 79, Croatian citizen, and I am
currently ill and given my age and my current state of health during
Covid-19 Pandemic period that is shaking the world, I am not married and i
have no child. I have some money and property which worth about EUR
650,000.00

I wish to donate this money & property to an honest and a good hearted
Person, who can help people at this difficult period of COVID 19,
especially orphans, widows, physically challenged people, elderly and
children in difficult situations.

This Donation is a gift, and I will be happy, if you can manage this fund
well with the fear of the Lord to make sure that it serves the less
privileged people around your community, especially orphans and widows.

It is really sad to tell you that I have lost My two brothers in Italy and
My cousin in Spain and my two close friends in Serbia and Croatia through
this dangerous pandemic (COVID-19).

Hope to read from you in order to advise further. Attached with this
message is a copy of my passport for your file.

Kind regards,

Mr Jorg Peter Toni Schur

Email: jpeter.tschur1@gmail.com

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