419 scam: "Mrs.Elizabeth Wolfgang" <richang.maxwell1@gmail.com> Re

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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 "dying widow" scam.
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.
- elizawolfgang2021@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Elizabeth Wolfgang" <richang.maxwell1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: elizawolfgang2021@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 12:39:31 +0100
Subject: Re

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Hello My Dear.

Please do not feel disturbed for contacting you, based on the critical
condition I find mine self, though, it's not financial problem, but my
health, you might have know that cancer is not what to talk home
about, I am married to Late Engr.Richard Wolfgang who worked with oil
company for 15 years before he died in the year 2015.We were married
for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that
lasted for five days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of $6,430,000 Million {Six Million four
hundred and thirty thousand dollars} in a bank here, Presently this
money is still in the bank. And My Doctor told me that I don't have
much time to live because of the cancer problem, Having known my
condition I decided to hand you over this fund to take care of the
less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. I want you to take 20 Percent of the total money
for your personal use While 80% of the money will go to charity"
people and helping the orphanage.

I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by the Government. I grew
up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member,

I am expecting your respond.

Regards,
Mrs.Elizabeth Wolfgang
written from Hospital.

Please reply back to me on my private email address/ elizawolfgang2021@yahoo.com

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