419 scam: "Jodie D. Williams" <blewis@shl.org> It s me Jodie,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Jodie D. Williams" <blewis@shl.org>
Reply-To: jodiedilliams01@citromail.hu
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 08:32:07 -0800
Subject: It s me Jodie,

Good Morning''

I'm Jodie, I send my love and greetings to you, Hoping that you are safe in this Covid19.
Please pardon me as I am aware that this is Not a conventional way of relating such an
important message to you, I did try without success to locate either your contact Address
and I resorted in contacting you via email. Not withstanding, I know quite well that Recently,
there are so many ''HOAX'' going on via internet and it is difficult to trust but i don't know
why my spirit still accepted me to send this message to you out of few email addresses i got
from the internet in search of trust and transparency. This is a true life situation & it
happened to me.

However, this communication will be a great benefit to you & your family, I know quite well that
we have not met before, but God works Miraculously and re-uniting his people through his own will
and great atone of faith. I will tell you everything & how it happened as soon as i receive your
response.

Regards,
Jodie D. Williams

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