419 scam: Mrs Negosilivia Winifred <mrsnegosiliviawinifred13@gmail.com> May God Bless you.

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Negosilivia Winifred <mrsnegosiliviawinifred13@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsnegosiliviawinifred12@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:43:32 +0000
Subject: May God Bless you.

May God Bless you,,

I sent this mail praying it will found you in a good condition of health,
since I myself are in a very critical health condition in which I sleep
every night without knowing if I may be alive to see the next day. I am Mrs
Negosilivia Winifred, a widow suffering from long time illness. I have some
funds I inherited from my late husband, the sum of ($11,000,000.00, Eleven
Million Dollars) my Doctor told me recently that I have serious sickness
which is cancer problem. What disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.
Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to a good person
that will utilize it the way i am going to instruct herein. I need a very
honest and God.

fearing person who can claim this money and use it for Charity works, for
orphanages, widows and also build schools for less privileges that will be
named after my late husband if possible and to promote the word of God and
the effort that the house of God is maintained. I do not want a situation
where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. That's why I'm taking
this decision. I'm not afraid of death so I know where I'm going. I accept
this decision because I do not have any child who will inherit this money
after I die. Please I want your sincerely and urgent answer to know if you
will be able to execute this project, and I will give you more information
on how the fund will be transferred to your bank account. I am waiting for
your reply.

May God Bless you,

Mrs Negosilivia Winifred.

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