419 scam: " MRS. AMINA JOHNSON"<mywill2you7@gmail.com> BELOVED FRIEND IN GOD,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (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.
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.
- mywill2you3@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " MRS. AMINA JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mywill2you6@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:27:17 +0100
Subject: BELOVED FRIEND IN GOD,

BELOVED FRIEND IN GOD,

*REF: / I DONATE THIS FUND TO YOU FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION PROJECT*

Greetings in the Name of God, my name is Mrs. Amina Johnson a London citizen suffering from a long time cancer of the lungs before the death of my lovely husband “ Engr William Johnson”; From all indication my health condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious according to my doctors on last week report that, I may not live so long again;

My husband died in Bell-view plane crash four years ago in the absent of having no child of ours. Since his death, I decided not to re-marry thereby sold my inheritance belongings and deposited a cash sum of Ten Million United States Dollars (US$10.M) only with Unity Bank Plc NG for safe keeping.

Beloved, due to my present health predicament, I have decided to bequest / donate this fund to you for establishment of charity foundation project where motherless babys and less-privilege children will be properly taking care of instead allowing my late husband family who has been on my neck since the death of their son to release his assets to them hence I have limited life time without a child of mine;

For God sake, if you are interest to receive this fund from my bank in quest to carrying out this divine humanitarian charity project on my behalf without deviating from my heart desire,get back to me immediately with your information as follows @ < mywill2you3@gmail.com ;

1. Your full name:...............;(2). Your residential address:....................;
3. Your nationality :.............;(4). Your sex / age:...male....... / ...........
5. Your occupation............;(6). Your cell phone number:....................;

Note that, upon I receive your above information to signify your worthiness to receive this fund; I will introduce you to my personal account officer who will then act as our representative to pursue the final conclusion of the fund release in your name:

Thanks for understanding, while hoping hearing from you today:

Yours beloved Sister in the Lord,

MRS. AMINA JOHNSON

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