419 scam: Mary Joshua <claudia.loosen@t-online.de> I Need Your Help For Investment

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mary Joshua <claudia.loosen@t-online.de>
Reply-To: "abbaskariem65@gmail.com" <abbaskariem65@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2022 08:54:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I Need Your Help For Investment

Dearest One,
Greeting in the name of Almighty God. How are you doing today?Hope fine

It is my pleasure to write you after consideration, since i cannot be able
to see you face to face, at first, please I need your help. I am Miss. Mary
Joshua the only daughter of late Mr. Lambert Joshua, from Cote dâ€™Ivoire. My
father deposited huge amount in a bank here in Cote dâ€™Ivoire before his
death, he used my name as his next of kin and the inheritor to the money
after his death, and he left a will with the bank that restrained me from
accessing the money here unless transferred overseas for investment
purpose.

I am now seeking for your assistance to help me transfer this money out
from my country Cote dâ€™Ivoire to your account abroad so that we can invest
it in any meaningful and lucrative business in your country because this is
my only hope in life. I am willing to offer you 20% of the total fund if
only you can help me out of my present predicament.

Please reply back so that I will give you more details for us to transfer
this money.

Thank you as I wait for your reply.
Miss Mary Joshua

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