419 scam: "Madalitso Mutharika" < <">"@pop15.openpop3.com> Reply my message

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- mutharikamadalitso@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Madalitso Mutharika" < <">"@pop15.openpop3.com>
Reply-To: <mutharikamadalitso@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 01:59:07 -0700
Subject: Reply my message

Dear Beloved Friend,

I got your contact through a reliable source that use to work with my late father I am Madalitso Mutharika son to late Bingu wa Mutharika who was President of Malawi from May 2004 until his death in April 2012 after suffering a heart attack in April 2012 and died two days later. Before his death my late father tenure was eight years long and he achieved broad success with his food and agricultural policies.

Meanwhile before the incident, my late father came to United Kingdom with the sum of USD 85,200,000.00 which he deposited in a bank here in UK and other offshore bank accounts for safe keeping. Presently my step mum has put a caveat and doing everything in her power to ensure that all the family funds stashed in different banks all over the World are confiscated. I am a beneficiary to a secret deposit amounting to USD 43,000,000.00.

This fund is deposited with a financial firm. and this is one of the deposited funds that has not being traced by my step mum and her lawyers , due to the fact that it was deposited with the name of one of my late father's personal assistant. But due to the current investigation going on and the nature of things surrounding the Mutharika’s family presently, it is unsafe. This is the reason i am sending you this email to help me and my family to receive this funds in your name as the depositor /beneficiary and owner of the funds.

If you are willing to help out please do reply back to this Email: mutharikamadalitso@gmail.com as soon as you can before the funds is discovered. I am willing to part with 20% of the total sum of USD 43,000,000.00 for your help and assistance provided if the funds are transferred to you and remains in your custody to help us resettle our lives your immediate response would be appreciated.

Regards,

Madalitso Mutharika

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