419 scam: "Mrs. Anne Taylor" <stumpchristian101@gmail.com> Dearest One,

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "god fearing " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Anne Taylor" <stumpchristian101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsannetaylor721@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 17:55:38 +0100
Subject: Dearest One,

Dearest One,

Good day to you, my name is Mrs. Anne Taylor the wife of Mr. Joseph Taylor,
from United State Of America a dying woman, I am 67 years old woman
diagnosed with cancer four years ago, I happily decided to donate what I
have inherited to any Charity home in your country for good works rather
than allow my late husbandâ€™s relatives to lavish his hard-earned wealth. I
don't want you to ignore this message because it is very important to me.

I have been touched to donate from what I have inherited from my late dear
husband who passed away on 19th October 2020 due to COVID-19, nothing more
will make me happy than to achieve this last wish on earth because at the
moment my health keeps deteriorating.

I want aan total sum of ($USD19.7M) Nineteen Million Seven Hundred thousand
United States dollars to distribute to any charity home on my behalf in
your country and 30% of the funds will go to you for your assistance. I
will inform you furthermore on your response, kindly discard this
email/message if you are not God fearing or capable to handle this
humanitarian work as I need a trustworthy and reliable personality to
handle this Humanitarian/Charity work. I will be looking forward to hear
from you.

God bless you.
My Regards,
Mrs. Anne Taylor.

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