419 scam: " Mrs.Cecilia" <comercial@primoliva.com> From: Mrs.Cecilia

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (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.
- mrs.cecilia.crawford@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " Mrs.Cecilia" <comercial@primoliva.com>
Reply-To: mr.christopherpoise@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 14:40:29 -0700
Subject: From: Mrs.Cecilia

Hello my dear,

With due respect and Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground.

My name is Mrs.Cecilia Crawford. I am married to Mr.Frederick Crawford directors M.P Industries Ghana. We were married for 26 years without a child. He died after a Cardiac Arrest. And Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem (cancer of the lever and stroke).

Before the death of my Husband we are happy as husband and wife and live our Christian family. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive, he deposited the sum of (USD$9.8Million ) Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars with a security company here and declared the contents as Family Valuable meant to ship to our family foreign business partner in abroad and the money still with the company here in Accra the capital city of Ghana.

I want somebody that will use this Fund according to the desire of my late husband. to help less Privileged people, Orphanages, widows and propagating the word of God.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this fund, And I don't want in away where this money will be used in an ungodly way.
This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this Fund. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.

Thanks for now and may God bless you and your family.

Please get back to me at (mrs.cecilia.crawford@gmail.com ) fr more details

Best Regards,
Mrs.Cecilia Crawford

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