419 scam: GERRIN STARK <scottclin75@gmail.com> GERRIN

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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:
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "gerrinstark00@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: GERRIN STARK <scottclin75@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aloiwaladiiofficial@finmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 01:17:19 +0400
Subject: GERRIN

My name is Mrs. Gerrin Stark from Luxembourg,

I know that this message might come to you as a surprise because we don't
know each other nor have we ever met before but accept it with an open and
positive mind. I have a Very important request that made me to contact you;
I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer disease which doctors have confirmed
and announced to me that i have just few months to live, Now that Iâ€™m
ending the race like this, without any family members and no child, I just
came across your email contact from my personal search.

Iâ€™m a business woman from Luxembourg dealing with gold exportation here in
the UAE. I have decided to hand over the sum of ($13.1 Million Dollar) in
my account to you for the help of orphanage homes/the needy once in your
location to fulfill my wish on earth. But before handing over my dataâ€™s to
you, kindly assure me that you will take only 15% of the money and share
the rest to orphanage homes/the needy once in your country, Return to
enable me forward to you the bank contact details now that I have access to
Internet in the farm house where an staying to enable you contact the bank,
always check your email always remember me for doing good.

Your early response will be appreciated in this my private email address:
gerrinstark00@yandex.com

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Gerrin Stark

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