419 scam: "Mrs. Mary Jane Ligaray" <realcontact4dion@gmail.com> Greetings !

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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:
- "amsterdam holland" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Mary Jane Ligaray" <realcontact4dion@gmail.com>
Reply-To: maryligray1@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 13:47:12 +0000
Subject: Greetings !

Greetings !

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you,but please
consider it a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility. I am
giving you my trust And i wish you will give me back the trust i have given
you. I believe that you will be Honest to fulfill my final wish before I
die.

I am Mary Jane Ligaray From CÃ´te D'Ivoire, West Africa. I am currently
undergoing medical treatment here in Amsterdam Holland, I have been
suffering from Cancer for a long time. From all indication my condition is
really deteriorating, and my Doctors have courageously advised me that I
may not live beyond next month, this is Because the cancer stage has
reached a critical stage.I was brought up in a Motherless baby's home, and
was married to my late husband for twenty years Without a child. but quite
unfortunately, he Died in a Plane Crash.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry, my late husband Deposited the
sum of $6.5, Million USD Dollars with a bank of abidjan. Presently, this
Money is still in bank custody, and the management just wrote me as the
legitimate Depositor to inform me of the maturity date of the deposit or
rather issue a letter of Authorization to somebody to receive it on my
behalf since I can not come over as a Result of my illness, or they get it
confiscated.

It is my last wish to see that this money has been invested into a very
good LUCRATIVE VENTURE of your choice that will be giving out proceeds to
be distributed each year Among the charity organization, the poor and the
motherless baby's, orphanage Homes and widows around. I must let you know
that this was a very hard decision, But I had to take a bold step towards
this issue because I have no further option.

I hope you will help me see that my last wishes come true.

Yours sister
Mrs. Mary Jane Ligaray!

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