419 scam: "Info"<postmaster@leapwell.com.tw> Re : Dobrý den,

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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.
- jacques.bouchex@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Info" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jacques.bouchex@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 19:36:18 +0100
Subject: Re : Dobrý den,

Dobrý den,

Omlouvám se za tento zpusob kontaktování, práve jsem videl váš profil a myslel jsem, že jste osoba, kterou potrebuji. Strucne receno, jmenuji se Jacques BOUCHEX, jsem francouzského puvodu. Trpím vážnou nemocí, která me odsoudí k jisté smrti, rakovinou mozku, a mám cástku dvacet pet milionu pet set tisíc eur (25 500 000 EUR), kterou bych rád predal spolehlivé a poctivé tretí strane k jejímu rádnému využití. Mám spolecnost, která dováží cervený olej do Francie a dalších zemí. Pred deseti lety jsem pri neštastné dopravní nehode prišel o manželku a dve krásné deti. Rád bych tuto cástku daroval pred smrtí, protože mé dny jsou secteny. Prosím, napište mi na jacques.bouchex@hotmail.com

Kéž vám Pán požehná.
Jacques BOUCHEX

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