419 scam: "Mrs. Connie Dutton" <mariya.volobueva@fashionstudio.ru> Greetings to you,

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Connie Dutton" <mariya.volobueva@fashionstudio.ru>
Reply-To: <motherconniedutton@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:38:58 +0200
Subject: Greetings to you,

Greetings to you,

I am Mrs. Connie Dutton, I was married to Dr. Van Dutton, who worked with
National Iranian South oil company (NISOC) for twenty three years before he
died in the year 2006, May be you must have heard about him in the oil firm. We
were married for thirty-seven years without a child. He died during one of the
war in Iran. He was held hostage and slain to death by protesting youths of the
region.

Before his death we were both devoted Christians. Since his death I decided not
to re-marry. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum
USD$8,000,000.00 (Eight Million U.S. Dollars) with a bank here
United States. Presently, this money is still with the bank and the management
just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather
issue a letter of authorization to someone can receive it on my behalf if I can
not come over.

Presently, I’m with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and my
doctors have told me that I have only less than (2) two months to live.It is my
last wish to see that this money is invested wisely and at the end of every
year funds are distributed among charity organization. I want a reliable and
honest person that will use this money to reach to the motherless and also less
privileges, set up a Cancer research and also help the victims of earthquake in Asia.

If you are willing and honest enough to do my wishes, as soon as I receive your
reply I shall direct you to the bank management for details of the transaction
and guide you through the process. I will also issue you a letter of authority
that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund.

You will be entitled to 20% please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated therein do all things possible to make my wish
come through. Email: motherconniedutton@gmail.com

Hope to hear from you soon.
Mrs. Connie Dutton

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