419 scam: John Peter <ika@ums.ac.id> =?UTF-8?Q?kallis

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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.
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.
- khadiaabdulrahman05@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: John Peter <ika@ums.ac.id>
Reply-To: khadiaabdulrahman05@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 09:37:55 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?kallis_s=C3=B5ber?=

kallis sÃµber

Kuidas sul tÃ¤na lÃ¤heb? Ma arvan, et meie viimasest suhtlusest on palju
aega mÃ¶Ã¶das. Igal juhul vÃµtan Teiega uuesti Ã¼hendust seoses meie
eelmise tehinguga, mis Teile ei Ãµnnestunud. Kahjuks ei saa teie
partnerlus minuga rahaÃ¼lekannet lÃµpule viia. Ma ei tea, vÃµib-olla
peate suure surve tÃµttu oma huvi tehingu vastu taluma.

Igal juhul on mul hea meel teid teavitada oma edust Venezuelast uue
partneri poolt Ã¼le kantud raha vastuvÃµtmisel. Olen praegu Venezuelas
investeerimise eesmÃ¤rgil. Siiski ei unustanud ma oma varasemaid
pingutusi ja pÃ¼Ã¼dsin mind fondi Ã¼lekandmisel aidata, hoolimata
sellest, et me ei jÃµudnud konkreetsele jÃ¤reldusele. TÃ¤nu minu
pÃ¼Ã¼dlustele mind aidata, oleme uue elukaaslasega otsustanud teile
hÃ¼vitada 850 000,00 eurot, et saaksite koos meiega rÃµÃµmu ja Ãµnne
nautida.

JÃ¤tsin teie hÃ¼vitisviisa oma sekretÃ¤rile, et ta aitaks mul selle
saata. NÃ¼Ã¼d vÃµtke Ã¼hendust minu sekretÃ¤riga Togos, tema nimi on pr
Khadia Abdulrahman ja tema e-posti aadress on
(khadiaabdulrahman05@gmail.com). Ã–elge, et ta saadaks teile 850 000
dollari vÃ¤Ã¤rtuses Visa sularahaautomaadi kaardi. Olen praegu
Venezuelas vÃ¤ga hÃµivatud tÃ¤nu investeerimisprojektidele, mis mul uue
partneriga on. VÃµtke kiiresti Ã¼hendust pr Khadia Abdulrahmaniga ja
Ã¶elge talle, kuhu tasakaalustav viisa saata. Kaart saadetakse teile
kohe. Soovin teile edu kÃµigis teie ettevÃµtmistes.

Lugupidamisega
John James

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