419 scam: "Mrs. Adrian Bush" <mweb0896@gmail.com> Greetings

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- davidturnerlegalassociate@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Adrian Bush" <mweb0896@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidturnerlegalassociate@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 08:56:18 +0100
Subject: Greetings

Greetings to You!

My request to locate a responsible friend and partner to bring my
dreams to a reality, hence l took this bold step to contact you
through this medium and i would not like you to take an offense that l
am bothering you since you do not know me nor have we met before.

I hope you are fine today? I am writing this mail to you with tears
and sorrow from my heart, because Life has a way of changing your
plans even if you are not ready for the change. Well I don't have any
alternative than this medium through which I have contacted you since
internet correspondence is the option left for me.

My name is Adrian Bush. I am a widow, married without a kid. I was
Born in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai but American citizen. I was
diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the
death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for and
because the doctors told me I will not live longer than some weeks
because of my health, I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $5.400,000
(Five million four hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work
of humanity, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and
also for the assistance of the widows.

I took this decision because I don't have any child or any family
relative that will inherit this money simply because I was adopted and
got married at an early stage, and am not afraid of death because l
lived a fulfilled life. as it is right now, I don't need any telephone
communication because of my present health condition.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,
and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to
others Contact my lawyer David Turner. with this specified
Email:(davidturnerlegalassociate@gmail.com) and tell him that I have
WILLED $5.400,000.00 (Five million four hundred thousand United State
Dollars only) to you and I have also notified him.

I know I don,t know you but I have been directed to do this. I will
appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task
is accomplished as I Don't want anything that will jeopardize my last
wish.

Thanks and God bless.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Adrian Bush.

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