419 scam: mrs elizabeth edward <edwardelizabeth025@gmail.com> please i waiting to hear from you

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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:
- "million 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)
- "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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "100% hitch free" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- mrs.elizabethedward55@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mrs elizabeth edward <edwardelizabeth025@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.elizabethedward55@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:16:02 +0000
Subject: please i waiting to hear from you

Greetings My Friend,

Please forgive me for stressing you with my predicaments and I sorry
to approach you through this media it is because it serves the fastest
means of communication. I came across your E-mail from my personal
search and I decided to contact you believing you will be honest to
fulfill my final wish before I die.

I am Mrs. Elizabeth Edward, 63 years, from USA, I am childless and I
am suffering from a pro-long critical cancer, my doctors confirmed I
may not live beyond two months from now as my ill health has defiled
all forms of medical treatment.

Since my days are numbered, I have decided willingly to fulfill my
long-time promise to donate you the sum ($9.000.000.00) million
dollars I inherited from my late husband Mr. Edward Herbart foreign
bank account. I need a very honest person who can assist in transfer
of this money to his or her account and use the funds for charities
work of God Please I want you to know there is no risk involved; it is
100% hitch free & safe because it is my inheritance from late husband,
If you will be interesting to assist in getting this fund into your
account for charity project to fulfill my promise before I die please
let me Know immediately

I hope you do not betray this trust for the mutual benefit of orphans
and the less privileged. I decided to trust you with this fund,
believing that you will use it in the way I instruct as follows;
establish an orphanage home for the orphanages Children and build a
hospital to help the poor and the less privileged also build a
nursing home for the elderly people that need care & meal and you will
take 50% percent of the total money for your effort and assistance
while 50% of the money will go to charity project.. I will appreciate
your utmost confidentiality as I wait for your reply.

mrs.elizabethedward55@gmail.com

God Bless you,
Mrs. Elizabeth Edward,

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