419 scam: Jennifer Edmond <helyn.nkume@gmail.com> May the peace of God be with you and your family.

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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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Jennifer Edmond <helyn.nkume@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jedmond354@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2021 10:11:55 +0100
Subject: May the peace of God be with you and your family.

May the peace of God be with you and your family.
I'm Mrs. Jennifer Edmond Beloved i choose to contact you because i have a
fund of $3.200,000.00 (Three Million Two Hundred Thousand United state
dollars) that I inherited from my late husband that i want to donate
through you for orphanage and charity project, Iâ€™m a widow i have no child
with my late husband, i worked with a waterboard agency, but i have been
suffering from blood cancer for so long now which forced me to retire from
my job and have been admitted to the hospital for treatment, my fear is
about what the doctor informed me, after series of test on me that i may
not live long because of the sickness and I'm afraid of losing this fund to
the wicked government here.
I will appreciate your honesty and courage to accept and handle this fund
to help the orphan and the charity home.
As soon as I receive your message regarding your interest in this fund to
help the charity home and the less privileges, I will give you more details
about this fund.
Please beloved I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Thanks
Have a blessed day
Mrs. Jennifer Edmond

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