419 scam: Ava mason <psuccess31@gmail.com> I need your help, dear good friend

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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 merchant" 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.
- aavamason@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ava mason <psuccess31@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aavamason@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2021 09:56:09 -0700
Subject: I need your help, dear good friend

I need your help, dear good friend

My Name is Ava Mason,

I am from the United States and I have been diagnosed with cancer. It has
defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a
few months to live according to medical experts. My husband and my only
child died in a terrorist abduction. I am very rich because I was a very
big business woman.

Now that i am sick, I would want to have a Personal and Mutual
Relationship with you, as i intend and willing to empower the change of
ownership of my deposit with bank of Africa to your personal possession for
further Investment and Charity Disbursement to the Less Privilege and
Homeless, write me via my email: aavamason@gmail.com

I will be waiting to hear from you urgently
Yours faithfully
Ava Mason

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