419 scam: stephanie eliana <baraknooman@gmail.com> GOOD DAY

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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: stephanie eliana <baraknooman@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stphneliana@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 14:25:20 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

I am Mrs Stephanie Eliana Peter from new zealand, I am married to Mr
PETER. He worked here in CÃ´te d'Ivoire for nine years before he died,
we were married for eleven years without a child He died after a brief
illness that lasted only four days so after my husband's death I
adopted a child named Linda.

I am contacting you to inform you of my desire to donate the amount of
US$:2,500,000 (two million five hundred thousand US dollars) for
charitable works, which I inherited from my late husband

It is my wish to see this money invested in any organization
of your choice in your country and distributed each year among the
charitable organizations, motherless babies' homes, mosques,
churches,Schools, supporting needy elderly men and women or whatever
you have in mind will be for the benefit of the less fortunate and to
take good care of my daughter.

I made this decision because I was raised from a motherless baby
At home and I am currently hospitalized here in (Abidjan) where I am
In treatment for my next breast cancer surgery operation. I do not
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 relevant information.
I authorize the release and transfer of the money to you as mine duly
designated representative.

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