419 scam: Flora Douglas <maryf3704@gmail.com> DONATION FOR CHARITY WORK.

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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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Flora Douglas <maryf3704@gmail.com>
Reply-To: floradouglas901@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 13:10:40 -0700
Subject: DONATION FOR CHARITY WORK.

I am Mrs. Flora Douglas from Scotland am married to Mr. Joseph
Douglas, He worked here in USA for nine years before he died we were
married for eleven Years without a child He died after a brief illness
that lasted For only four days then after the death of my husband i
adopted a child called Linda.

I am contacting you to let you know my desire to Donate sum US $:
2,500,000 (Two Million Five hundred thousand US Dollars) for charity
which I inherited From my late husband

It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any Organization
of your choice in your country and distributed each Year among the
charity organizations, motherless baby's home, Mosques, churches,
Schools, supporting destitute aged men and Women or whatever you may
have in mind that will be to the benefit Of the less fortunate and to
take good care of my daughter.

I took this decision because I was raised from a motherless babyâ€™s
Home and presently, I'm hospitalized here in (Houston) where I am
Undergoing treatment for my upcoming breast cancer surgery Operation.
I don't want this fund to be invested in an ungodly way as Soon as I
receive your response confirming your acceptance to work As I
instructed, I will give you all the relevant information. Those will
authorize the release and transfer of the money to you As my duly
assigned representative.

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