419 scam: "Mrs. Grace Wilson" <melaniejones441@gmail.com> I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND AND TRUST

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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.
- mmrsgracewilson@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Grace Wilson" <melaniejones441@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mmrsgracewilson@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:50:32 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND AND TRUST

Good afternoon, I'm Mrs. Grace Wilson a member of Roman Catholic
Church, a true born again Christian and a Widow. I lost my
belovedhusband in eight yrs ago. Thereafter life seems to be unfair to
me, suffering from Cancer

I'm writing this message to you from CATHOLIC BIBLIQUE HOSPITAL (CBTH)
south Scotland London where I was admitted for over eleven(11) months
now, as a result of cancer of uterus which I don't know if I can
survive it, because my doctor recommended me for a surgery which is
coming up soon, and He made it clear to me that is the only solution
to my illness.

And i have thought about the deposit my late husband made with
Citibank Jakarta Indonesia, for the purpose of Charity and i decided
to establish a communication with you, to help me and distribute this
donation to the Orphans, Motherless Babies, Less privilege children
and Widows like me.

That is why i came to you to make sure that this Charity work must be
accomplished to fulfill my Late Husband's wish.

I will patiently wait for your responds, through my private email address
mmrsgracewilson@gmail.com

Mrs. Grace Wilson

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