419 scam: Florence Martinez <martinez01florence@gmail.com> Greetings In the name of God Almighty.

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Florence Martinez <martinez01florence@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Florence Martinez <florence03martinez@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:06:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings In the name of God Almighty.

Greetings In the name of God Almighty.

I am Mrs. Florence Martinez, an aging widow suffering from long time illness. I am currently admitted in a private hospital, I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband Mr. Robert Martinez, the sum of ( $5,500,000.00) Five million Five hundred thousand dollars, which he deposited in Bank and I need a very honest and God fearing person that can use this funds for humanitarian project like to build schools, to help orphans and windows. I found your email address from the internet and decided to contact you.That said, being assured of having fallen on a person responsible and above all good faith, I ask you to please contact me as soon as possible to give you more explanation on the reasons for my action and the course of things. Mrs. Florence Martinez

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