419 scam: "Mrs. Renate Magdalena Settnik" <mrsrenate22@gmail.com> Greetings dearly beloved,

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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:
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Renate Magdalena Settnik" <mrsrenate22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsrenate21@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:06:46 +0000
Subject: Greetings dearly beloved,

*Greetings dearly beloved,

*My name is Mrs. Renate Magdalena Settnik I am a German Citizen, I'm a 67
years old widow living in Burkina Faso, I am married to Late Mr. Richard
Frankfurt Settnik, a Refinery Engineer and a Crude Oil dealer here in
Burkina Faso; He was killed during the Burkina Faso Political unrest that
happened 6 years ago in August 2016, Due to his death, that brought upon me
a severe health challenge of FULL-BODY PARALYSIS I am writing you this
message with the help of a nurse here, the worst of it all i have been
bed-welting for the past three years, I inherited the sum of 25 million
Euro from my late husband of which with the help of Reverend Father Philip
Michael I have given donations to over 10 Charity Organizations and
Foundations, in Africa, Asia, South America, at this moment I have the
balance deposit sum of Ten million Euros 10, 000,000.00.Euro, in one of the
prime bank here in Burkina Faso which i want to entrust on you for charity
project*

* I need your urgent answer to know if you will be able to execute this
project in your country for the less privilege to enable me you more
information on how the fund will be transferred to your bank account.*

Yours dying sister
*Mrs. Renate Magdalena Settnik*

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