419 scam: PASTOR MIKE HUTU. <ceciliaweyers@tutanota.com> GODS WORK I NEED YOUR HELP AM SICK

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: PASTOR MIKE HUTU. <ceciliaweyers@tutanota.com>
Reply-To: <pastormike131@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 03:40:21 +0200
Subject: GODS WORK I NEED YOUR HELP AM SICK

Dearest In Christ, My name is PASTOR MIKE HUTU. I am 55 years old. I am wri=
ting to you from my hospital bed, because recently my doctor confirmed that =
my cancer disease which I have been treating for about 2 years now risks tak=
ing my life. To present the act to which I have expressed this desire as I w=
ill like to donate what I have inherited from my family so you can fulfill m=
y last wish However, I wanted to kill two birds with a stone, by confine thi=
s important project to you which is very important to me, that means to help=
the orphans, underprivileged children and then to provide sufficient fund t=
hat will enable you establish a small scale industry. I will like you to pro=
mise me that you will abide by my request and desire that you will not go co=
ntrary to my wish. Now There is last of my money which no one knows of is th=
e cash deposit of five million USdollars ($5,000,000,00) that I have with a =
Shipping/Security Company . I will want you to help me claim it from them,Be=
cause the doctor said that i will die soonest. Please get back to me immedia=
tely so that i can tell you how to go about this project for me.God bless yo=
u amen. I expect to read from you immediately true email:pastormike131@outlo=
ok.com Yours sincerely.

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