419 scam: "Barrister Nana Williiams"<barrnawills@mail.com> Revert Back To Me

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- karima.alwaad59@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Nana Williiams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrnalwills2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 08:16:52 -0500
Subject: Revert Back To Me

Hello Beloved,

I am very sorry disturbing you with my message, and i beg you to take a minute and read before deleting the message. My name is Madam Karima Al-Waad, widow to late Maan Abdul Wahed Al-Sanea owner of major construction companies in my country. I am suffering from long time Cancer of the breast, and it is very obvious now that money cannot save me. So i don't deserve your pity rather prayers as i am dying slowly.

>From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and it’s quite obvious that I won't live more than 1 months according to my doctors which i can still feel in my bones. I am currently at a hospital receiving treatment which is not improving. Beauty, Wealth and expensive things cannot save my life, so i beg you to take this message serious and see me as your blood sister and assist me on this divine project.As a woman like me I know you can do it well and am happy to contact you Anne.

Today, i have decided to donate some funds to the charity through you in your country, and that is why i am contacting you. It is legal and 100% risk free, so kindly contact me back if you are capable and honest to handle this project for me. I will tell you more about me when you reply me. I appreciate if you reply me on my private email:karima.alwaad59@gmail.com.

Will be happy to hear from you soon.

Thanks,
Mrs. Karima Al-Waad.

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