419 scam: Maria Dieudonne <gracesages@gmail.com> HELLO

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Maria Dieudonne <gracesages@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mariamdieudone@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:46:56 +0000
Subject: HELLO

Good day my friend.

Am compelled to contact you for obvious reasons which you'll understand
when we discuss in detail. Let me tell you a little bit about myself, my
name is Maria Dieudonne, I'm a citizen of CÃ´te d'Ivoire, I work for BHCI as
an auditor, I lost my husband a few years ago, my late husband was a cocoa
merchant here in CÃ´te d'Ivoire. I have two children, and since the death of
my husband, I have been alone training my children. Before my husband's
death, I inherited a total sum of $9,000,000.00 from my late husband when
he was in his sick bed.

I'm contacting you for us to work together and get these funds transferred
to your bank account for investment in your country, and the percentage
ratio is 40% for you and 60% for me. If you accept this offer to work with
me, kindly reply for full details. I'll appreciate it if this proposal is
acceptable by you, but do not take undue advantage of the trust I have
bestowed on you and I assure you that we shall achieve it successfully.

Yours sincerely.
Maria.

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