419 scam: "Lady Olivia Sawyer"<ladyolivia.sawyer@post.com> A message @ Good AM !

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "i got your email address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- ladyoliviasawyer@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lady Olivia Sawyer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ladyoliviasawyer@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 19:34:29 +0200
Subject: A message @ Good AM !

FROM: Mrs Olivia Sawyer

EMAIL: ladyoliviasawyer@yahoo.com

Good Morning,

Be informed that i got your email address from a mail Directory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead.

I am Mrs Olivia Sawyer from United Kingdom, married to Mr Bob Sawyer who worked with Enterprise Oil plc-Grand Buildings, Trafalgar Square WC2N 5EJ, London UK before he died of food poisoning, my husband and I were married but without any children, since his death I decided not to re-marry and presently I am 79 Years old,when my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of USD$12,000,000.00 with one of his banks and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authority to somebody to receive it on my behalf.

I am presently in a hospital here in UK where I have been undergoing Cancer of the lungs treatment,my doctor have told me that I have just few days to live,so I think the best thing to do is to use the money for charity purposes,I now want a person who is trustworthy that I will make the beneficiary of the fund deposited with the bank so that the person can get the money and utilize 80% of this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world while the remaining 20% will be yours.

If you are willing to assist me then reply back to me so that i can give you further details,you must also assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here in and keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your custody,this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth.

I await your urgent reply through my email address: ladyoliviasawyer@yahoo.com

Regards,

Mrs Olivia Sawyer

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