419 scam: "MRS.ANNA LIM" <postmail19701@gmail.com> Dear Beloved .

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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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.ANNA LIM" <postmail19701@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsannalim79@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:48:30 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved .

Dear Beloved ,

Greetings to you and sorry if this message came to you as a surprise.
I am Mrs. Anna Lim from CHINA. I am married to late Mr. Robert Lim,
who worked with CHINA Embassy in London for Twenty-Six years before he
died in the year 2014,after a brief illness that lasted for only five
days.

I found your email address through my late husband internet dater of
late Mr. Robert Lim, we were married for Twenty years with a daughter
(Hannah) who later died in a motor accident. Before the untimely death
of my husband, I am presently admitted at the hospital my Doctor told
me that I may not last for the next One months due to my blood cancer
and Covid-19 Pandemic. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness.

I have some funds at bank inherited from my late husband account sum
of (US$28.7M) (Twenty Eight Million, Five hundred Thousand United
States Dollar) I wish to know if I can trust you to use the funds for
charity project and %30 will go to you as compensation, any delay in
your reply will give me room in sourcing another Person for this same
purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated
herein. Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed
Mrs. Anna Lim .

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