419 scam: Mrs Maria <infoadd84@gmail.com> Re;

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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:
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Maria <infoadd84@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mariabernhard@yandex.com
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:38:35 -0800
Subject: Re;

Hello I' m Maria,

May the peace of our almighty God be unto you, I wish you and your family
happy moments of life now and forever more amen. My name is Mrs. Maria
Bernhard from Germany; I was brought up from a motherless babyâ€™s home in my
country and was married to my late husband Dr. Bruno Bernhard who worked
with our embassy for a period of 8 years before he died. We were married
for 25 years without a child before he died in a fatal car accident.

please, i do not have formal relationship with you but because of my
present predicament and circumstances i am enforce to contact you, i had
been suffering from cancer and have a short life to leave have made up my
mind to donate my inheritance of $7.6m to the less privileged please help
me to fulfill my last wish, please email me, i don't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my ill-health, as soon as i receive
your mail i will give you the contact of the bank where this money is
deposited.

I will also issue a letter of authorization to the bank that will prove
you the present beneficiary of this money. i also want you to always put me
in prayer

I wait to hear from you, thanks and remain blessed

your sister.
Mrs Maria Bernhard

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