419 scam: "father"<test@ssdcloudindia.net> May God Bless You Dear Friend

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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:
- ",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)
- "douglas.rowlands@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "father" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <douglas.rowlands@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 18:11:15 -0700
Subject: May God Bless You Dear Friend

Greeting beloved in the lord.

May the peace and joy of our Lord be upon you.

I apologize for the way I present myself to you. But if you take the trouble to read me, you will realize the relevance of my mail. I am DOUGLAS ROWLANDS Old religious priest of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, from Sault Ste. Marie, I lived at 215 Pentagon Blvd, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada. My illness (throat cancer) and the force of age have forced my Catholic hierarchy into ecclesiastical retirement.
I live in great solitude with very monotonous days. It is therefore to put an end to this loneliness that I thought of enlarging my circle of friends thanks to the robotic system of e-mail selection.

I confess that I am the sole heir of my family since 2012, counting on your great sense of dignity, I wish to declare you the rightful beneficiary of an inactive account containing a sum of money estimated at two million USD ($2,000,000) of course through my business lawyer Me. Gary Bernard, so that you can use these funds for any purpose.

I am one step away from death and I would sincerely like to do something very remarkable to a third party before I leave this earth.

Please contact me by Tel/Whatsapp; +1(204) 410-7404
Here is my email: douglas.rowlands@outlook.com

Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely

Father Douglas Rowlands

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