419 scam: "Edward Clark" <marcelo.prats@mendoglass.com> Dear

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Edward Clark" <marcelo.prats@mendoglass.com>
Reply-To: edyclarke51@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2023 06:23:34 +0100
Subject: Dear

Dear Sir,
I am Edward Clark and I work as a private banking consultant for an
international investment bank. I am contacting you to share this
confidential deal with the best hope that we can cooperate together
for our benefit.

I have the capacity to use my position in the bank, to secure a
profile addition on your behalf as an approved beneficiary in the
bank's payment database, in order to receive an immediate payment of
Huge Sum of money. I have good intentions to collaborate with you, and
to have the funds profiled on you as a Payment Beneficiary which will
then be transferred to your nominated bank account. After transfer of
the funds is completed to your bank account, we will share the money
together. You will then ensure that I receive half of the total amount
and you retain the other half to yourself. There are no risks of any
unsuccessful attempt.

If you are keen and capable of handling this deal with me, let me hear
from you for further details.

Kind regard

Edward Clark

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