419 scam: "Mrs. Marie Smith" <sr.d.darius5060@gmail.com> Greeting to you

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "god-fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Marie Smith" <sr.d.darius5060@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mlovesmithaccess@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:16:27 -0800
Subject: Greeting to you

Hello, With Due Respect,

My name is Mrs. Marie Smith, I am from Finland, was married to Late
Dr.Francis Smith from America, We were married for 32 years without a
child. My late husband was a businessman and Gold merchant but he was
poisoned by his business partners. And Recently, My Doctor told me that I
will undergo Surgery (Cancer ) and I may not survive it or live longer than
required due to my health condition. I inherited a total sum of
$42,500,000.00 from my late husband, which is deposited in a bank. Having
known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to any God-fearing man or
woman who will use the money the way I am going to instruct. I want
somebody who will fulfill the desire of me and my late husband to help the
less privileged people, orphanages, and widows in WORLD society. I took
this decision because according to my history, I was once an orphan raised
up in an orphanage home in Finland before I met my husband.

This is why I am taking this decision to hand over this fund to you in good
faith and to help the less privileged by opening a foundation you will call
"MARIE FOUNDATION". If you are interested in handling this project, please
give me your name, address, profession, and telephone numbers for me to get
the inheritance letter for you as soon as possible. I have a limited time
to live, I am not afraid of death, hence I know where I am going. I want
you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my upcoming
Cancer Surgery. Kindly contact me if you are interested in carrying out
this humanitarian duty.

Please give me the below details:

Your Full name
Your Address
Occupation
Phone No

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam