419 scam: Owo Owo <owo21990@gmail.com> written from Hospital.

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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 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.
- mrsannemperier@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Owo Owo <owo21990@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 18:03:10 +0000
Subject: written from Hospital.

My Dear,

It's my pleasure to have contact with you, based on the critical
condition I find mine self, though, it's not financial problem, but my
health, you might have know that cancer is not what to talk home
about,

I am married to Mr. Owo PERIER who worked with France embassy in Togo
for nine years before he died in the year 2008.We were married for
eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that
lasted for five days.Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my
late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$ 8.2m (Eight million
two hundred thousand dollars) in a bank here, Presently this money is
still in bank. And My Doctor told me that I don't have much time to
live because of the cancer problem,

Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this fond to take
care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the
way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to take 30 Percent of
the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will go
to charity" people and helping the orphanage.I don't want my husband's
efforts to be used by the Government. I grew up as an Orphan and I
don't have anybody as my family member, I am expecting your respond

Regards,
Mrs. Anne, M. PERIER
written from Hospital
personal email: mrsannemperier@gmail.com

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