419 scam: "Mrs.Esther Taylor"<info@nepbroadcasting.com> Re: Good Day

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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:
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- adrewwest417@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Esther Taylor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adrewwest417@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:41:27 -0800
Subject: Re: Good Day

My name is Mrs.Esther Taylor, I am a dying woman who have decided to donate
what I have to you/ church/ mosque and the less privileged. I am 77 years
old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 9 years ago, immediately
after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for. I
have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late
husband to you for the good work of God,rather than allow my relatives
to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray,that the good
Lord forgive me my sins.I have asked God to forgive me and believe he has
because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation in less
than one hour.

I decided to WILL/donate the sum of {usd$13.8 }thirteen million eight
hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and also
to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of
the widows.At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due
to the fact that my husband relative are around me and my health status. I have
adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my will you and my lawyer
will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to you.I wish you
all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,and please use the
funds well and always extend the good work to others.Contact my lawyer
with this specified contact details:

Barrister Robert Banner.
133 Kingsway London WC2B 6UN
E-MAIL ; adrewwest417@gmail.com

Please Inform him I have WILLED(usd$13.8 ) thirteen million eight hundred
thousand united state dollar to you by quoting my personal reference number
WILL/TT453276542/Jrr/075.And I have also notified him that I am WILLING
that amount to you for a specific and good work. I know I don't know you
but I have been directed to do this.Thanks and God bless. NB: I will
appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is
accomplish.

Mrs.Esther Taylor,

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