419 scam: Grace Nelson <chuojo@gmail.com> in good faith

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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:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Grace Nelson <chuojo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gracenelson701@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 09:30:33 +0200
Subject: in good faith

I am Mrs Grace William Nelson,a widow, I found your email address
through my late husband internet dater late Mr. William Nelson,I am
presently admitted at the hospital suffering from a blood cancer and
Parkinson diseases. I have only about a few months to live and I want
to Transfer the sum of amount united states dollars to your account so
you can assist me Distribute my funds to charity homes in your
country,I have set aside 20% for you and your family keeping while you
donate 80% to the less privilage people,

In the past, I have made reasonable donations to the victims of
Earthquake in Haiti and recently to the same victims in Japan and
Thailand, now that my health is gradually deteriorating, I cannot
continue to do all these by myself any more, I strongly desire to
reach out to the poor and needy people, but I would prefer to continue
this with the assistance of a kind person

I will give you more details as soon as i receive your reply as the
fund was deposited with a bank

Remain Blessed pls you can contact me
Mrs. Grace Nelson

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