419 scam: Mrs Daniela Williams Lumbasi <Magacirce@tim.it> Thanks for your understanding ,will expect your urgent respond.

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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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Daniela Williams Lumbasi <Magacirce@tim.it>
Reply-To: <lumbasi.m@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:12:23 -0400
Subject: Thanks for your understanding ,will expect your urgent respond.

With due respect and honor to contact you this date irrespective that

i do not know you in person,but it has being quiet long time i have

being praying for God directives as a window.My Name is Mrs William

Lumbasi from Code D`Ivoire Nationalist In Greece My husband was A great

miner and Politician he died some years passed may his soul rest in

the Lord.Well it will be long story if i should be telling you my

conditions and history of our life.But what am confiding to you now`

is Top confidential. as I have seeing you as experience and expose

business man and also i believe that you are sincere genuine business

man.Well i would not entertain any fear because i have fasted with my

pastor about this my conditions,Therefor my contacting you for your

assistance to help us received the sum and invest it for a lucrative

venture,This money and some treasures was kept by my late husband.I

would like to expose the figure but for security reason and the

quantity of the treasures ,till I know your willingness and capability

to assist me and my kids,Please I just want to begs you its not

mandatory,Note this is TOP secret.

Thanks for your understanding ,will expect your urgent respond.

Your`s Faithfully

Mrs Daniela Williams Lumbasi

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