419 scam: "Mrs. Sherian Lukaku" <mrs.lukaku@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?B?R3LDvMOfZSBkaWNo?=

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- mrs.lukaku@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Sherian Lukaku" <mrs.lukaku@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:45:33 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?R3LDvMOfZSBkaWNo?=

GrÃ¼ÃŸe dich

Ich bin Frau Sherian Lukaku 69 Jahre alt. eine alternde Witwe, die
darunter leidet
Langzeiterkrankung infolge von Krebs. Ich bin derzeit in einem zugelassen
Privatkrankenhaus hier in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, ich habe einige Mittel
geerbt von meinem verstorbenen liebenden Ehemann Chife Jalingo Lukaku, der ein
DiamantenhÃ¤ndler seit Ã¼ber 30 Jahren, bevor er starb, die Summe von 6,8 â‚¬
Millionen Euro, die er bei einer Bank hinterlegt hat Hier und ich
brauchen eine sehr
ehrliche und gottesfÃ¼rchtige Person, die diese Mittel fÃ¼r Gottes Werk
verwenden kann
und dienen als Helfer fÃ¼r die weniger Privilegien und Witwen dort drÃ¼ben
dein Land. Der Grund dafÃ¼r ist, dass wir kein Kind haben, das das erbt
Funds und mein Arzt sagten mir, der einzige Weg, um zu Ã¼berleben, sei zu gehen
unter einer Operation, die mit Leben und Tod zu tun hat.

Also brauche ich jemanden, den ich der Bank als meinen nÃ¤chsten vorstellen kann
AngehÃ¶rige / BegÃ¼nstigte der Fonds, bevor ich fÃ¼r meine medizinische
Behandlung ins Ausland reise
Operation.

Wenn Sie diese Mittel freundlicherweise fÃ¼r die Arbeit des Herrn
verwenden kÃ¶nnten
Antworte mir (mrs.lukaku@gmail.com) so schnell wie mÃ¶glich, um weitere
Informationen zu erhalten
.

Bleib gesegnet,

Frau Sherian Lukaku.

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