419 scam: mary josen <mary1josen5@gmail.com> ATTENTION GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- "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.
- lawyer.ci65@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: mary josen <mary1josen5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: maryjosen80@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:33:24 -0500
Subject: ATTENTION GET BACK TO ME

Greetings to you
How are you, I am Mrs Mary Josen, From Cote D'ivore, i was married to my
late husband Mr. Richardson Josen, He is from France. Please i am sick and
i have a fund ($650,000 USD) dollars donation for you for charity project.
I am writing from the hospital in Abidjan, My doctor told me i have a
serious sickness which is Cancer problem and Corona Virus. so knowing my
condition i decided to donate my little fund out to you because i have no
child that will inherit this fund or husband and my dog have die.

So I took this decision since I have no family. But i want you to use this
fund to help the Charity Organizations, Then take 30% out from the fund is
for yourself for the help and your honest.
So i want you to email my lawyer and proceed with him. Tell him that you
was send by Mrs. Mary Josen, for the process transfer of my fund to you to
enable you use it to help the organization in your country this 2021.

Name. Henry Jorok
Email. lawyer.ci65@gmail.com
Tell. +22542669337

Thanks
Mrs. Mary Josen

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