419 scam: "Carol Mitchell"<postmaster@mantrid.ru> MY WISH

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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:
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- carolsmitchel50@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Carol Mitchell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <carolsmitchel50@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 22:10:15 +0100
Subject: MY WISH

Hello Beloved

I am Carol Mitchell, a Missionary formally with Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, North Beach/Telegraph Hill Filbert St San Francisco, CA 94133 USA, I have the Sum of US$10.5M (ten million, five hundred thousand United States dollar) in Cit Bank N.A (New York) USA before I was diagnosed with cancer of the blood and according to my doctors I have just two to three weeks to live.

So I want you to help me stand as my Next of Kin to enable Cit Bank Transfer this US$10.5M to you, note that you will take US$5.250M out of this US$10.5M and give the remaining US$5.250M to any Charity Home here in United State, Africa, Canada, Europe and Asia because that was the vow I made to God Almighty before I became a Missionary.

I want you to get back to me immediately if you are interested to stand as my Next of Kin, So that I can introduce you to my Lawyer, Bank and direct you on how to proceed before I pass away in this world as I have only few weeks to live according to my Doctor.

I await your prompt response : carolsmitchel50@gmail.com

Thanks and remain blessed

Carol Mitchell.
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church,
North Beach/Telegraph Hill, Filbert St
San Francisco, CA 94133 USA

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