419 scam: "Mrs.Danny Johnson" <aawoonorwilliams@gmail.com> I need your urgent help!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- mrsdnyjohnson@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Danny Johnson" <aawoonorwilliams@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dj9818361@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:47:18 +0100
Subject: I need your urgent help!

It's my pleasure to contact you dear Friend,

I am glad to know you, but god knows you better and he knows why he
has directed me to you at this point in time so do not be surprise at all.
My names are Mrs.Danny Johnson a widow, a citizen of (Canada) but presently
based herein Spain since my life with my late husband and i have been
suffering from ovarian cancer disease. At this moment i am about to end the
race like this because the illness has gotten to a very bad stage, without
any family members and no child. I hoped that you will not expose or betray
this trust and confident that I am about to entrust on you for the mutual
benefit of the orphans and the less privileges ones. I have some funds I
inherited from my late husband, the total sum of (â‚¬ 6.500.000.000 Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro) deposited with the Ibercaja Bank Spain.
Having known my present health status, I decided to entrust this fund to
you believing that you will utilize it the way i am going to instruct herein

Therefore I need you to assist me and reclaim this money and use it for
Charity works, for orphanages and gives justice and help to the poor, needy
and to promote the words of God and the effort that the house of God will
be maintained says The Lord. Jeremiah 22:15-16.

It will be my pleasure to compensate you with 35 % percent of the total
Fund for your effort in handling the transaction, 5 % percent for any
expenses that may occur during the international transfer process while 60%
of the money will go to the charity project.

All I require from you is sincerity and ability to complete God task
without any failure. It will be my pleasure to see that the bank has
finally release and transfer the fund into your bank account therein
country even before I die here in the hospital, because of my present
health status everything need to be process rapidly as soon as possible. I
am waiting for your immediate reply, if only you are interested for further
details of the transaction and execution of this charitable project for the
glory and honor of God.

Email: mrsdnyjohnson@gmail.com
Kindest Regards.
Yours sincerely
Mrs.Danny Johnson

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