419 scam: "Mrs. Ali Maria Fatima" <mrs21@gbvc.in> Please get back to me urgent

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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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- alimariafatima32@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Ali Maria Fatima" <mrs21@gbvc.in>
Reply-To: alimariafatima32@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 02:41:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Please get back to me urgent

Greetings to you:

I am writing this mail to you with tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my heart. As I informed you earlier, I am Mrs Ali Fatima from Turkey and I am 52 years old, suffering from long time Cancer of the breast. 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. I am a widow to the late Dr Ali Bernard, who was a retired diplomata and one time minister of mines and Power in the republic of Turkey and he made a lot of money from the sales of Gold and cotton while he was a minister

For the past Twelve years, I have been dealing on Coal exportation before falling ill due to the Cancer of the breast.

I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband Dr Ali Bernard, the sum of â‚¬30.500,000 (Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro) which he deposited in the Bank in Switzerland. I need a very honest and God fearing person church or better still a Christian individual Or a Muslim that can use these funds for Charity work,helping the Less Privilege,and 50% of this money will be for your time and expenses,while 50% goes to charities.

I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish.Kindly get back to me at my discreet Email:( alimariafatima32@gmail.com ) as soon as possible for additional information

My Regards to your Family,

Please get back to me urgent

Mrs. Ali Maria Fatima
Tele: +905356520176

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