419 scam: MRS MAUREEN SMITH <robertfundingofficeratprospect@gmail.com> Great news.

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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:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- mausmithfoundation@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS MAUREEN SMITH <robertfundingofficeratprospect@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mausmithfoundation@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:42:02 +0300
Subject: Great news.

Hi, I bring Good News to you and your household today, Thank you for
helping me to benefit from this life changing story. Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00USD) has been donated to you by David
Kaltschmidt, 55, and Maureen Smith, 70, from Melbourne Beach, Florida
United States Of America, Who won the Power-ball Jackpot of
$327million Powerball jackpot at 1:30 P.M.EDT. Contact her via Email
for more details: mausmithfoundation@yahoo.com
Thanks and I hope to hear from you as to enable me to send you more
information about it, I am actually making this offer to 100 persons
and 28 have received theirs hope you will have the same testimony..
CONTACT HER MANAGEMENT VIA EMAIL FOR MORE DETAILS::
mausmithfoundation@yahoo.com

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