419 scam: "Diana Water"<postmaster@sud86.ru> HELLO,

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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:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "stamp duty" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Diana Water" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <presidentoffice285@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2023 13:24:53 +0100
Subject: HELLO,

*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
I am writing to confirm the fact if you are (DEAD) or (ALIVE) and failure to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means
what Mr.Gay Floyd said was right that you are dead. Mr.Gay Floyd has agreed to pay the needed charge required fee for the Bond Stamp Duty Fee of your ATM Card , but we have not gotten the money from him yet as we want to find out if you are DEAD or not, so if you are still (ALIVE) you are advice in your own best interest to reply back, The only money you will pay to our office here is just a shipment fee us for the paper works, Take note of this now, so we can stop further communication with Mr.Gay Floyd and deliver the Atm Card to your door step being the original,

I need your urgent responds to know the reason why you want to loose this great opportunity in life and you are advise to reconfirm me your address such as your full name your country your city and home address and your phone contact and also your age.

Get back to me immediately as soon as you read this email because it’s urgent and to avoid cancel of your fund and also make sure you reconfirmed the below information requested so i will know you are the real owner of the funds as the information i have here in my office.

Sincerely Yours,
Regards

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