419 scam: "Mrs. Rebecca O. Wahid" <paymastergeneral49@gmail.com> Re. Can you Distribute this for me?

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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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "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. Rebecca O. Wahid" <paymastergeneral49@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rebeccawahid9@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 12:48:28 +0100
Subject: Re. Can you Distribute this for me?

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Dear friend,

I am Mrs Rebecca O Wahid from Bahrain, a widow to late ENG
Abd-el-kader Wahid. l am 70 years old and a coveted born again
Christian, suffering from lung cancer. From all indications my
condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I would
only live for a short period. According to my doctors, this is because
the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My late husband was
killed during the U.S. Raid against terrorism in Afghanistan, and
during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child.

My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all
his business and wealth. The doctors had advised me that I would only
live for a short period, so I now decided to divide the part of this
wealth, to contribute to the development of the churches there in
America, Asia, Europe and Africa. I selected you after visiting the
website and I prayed over it.

I am willing to donate the sum of $15,200,000.00 US (Fifteen Million,
Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to contribute to the
development of the churches as i said earlier. Please I want you to
note that this fund is lying in a Bank in Spain, upon my instruction
my attorney who presently is in Spain, will file an application for
you for the transfer of the money in your name.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money will be used for the said
purpose when transferred to you because I have come to find out that
wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity.

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus, I await an urgent reply.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs Rebecca O. Wahid

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