419 scam: "Christel N. Natuga" <christel.nanas@gmail.com> Kindly reply, its urgent.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Christel N. Natuga" <christel.nanas@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ezealu.ci@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 04:36:57 +0000
Subject: Kindly reply, its urgent.

Hello Dear Friend,

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears in my eyes and great
sorrow in my heart. I am Mrs. Christel G.Natuga from Ivory Coast and a
widow to late Bishop Douglas Gibson from the United States, whom past
away last year; I am 66 years old, suffering from long time Cancer of
the breast.

From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and it's
quite obvious that I won't live more than 2 months according to my
doctor. I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband
Bishop Douglas Gibson, the sum of ( $3,960,000,00 U.S ) which he
deposited and I need you as a God fearing person to use these funds
for Charity work, helping the less privileges, and 30% of this money
will be for your time and effort, while 70% goes to charities as
stated below.

The fund is to help the the sick, less-privileged ones, Widows, the
motherless babies and orphanages foundation in my name.

Please remember me in your daily prayer. I look forward to your prompt
reply for more details.

Yours sincerely,
Christel G. Natuga

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