419 scam: Mrs Helen Dennis <mariasmith19413@gmail.com> Beloved 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:

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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- mrshelend63@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Helen Dennis <mariasmith19413@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrshelend63@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 15 May 2022 22:13:57 -0700
Subject: Beloved friend

Beloved friend,

My name is Mrs. Helen Dennis, I am a terribly sick woman who have decided
to donate what I have inherited from my late Husband to you for the work of
God. I am 62 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years
ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything
he worked for. Although the Doctors said my chances of living is very
remote, I am not scare because I have resolved that if I die, I die to
continue my service to God with the angels and if I live, I live for God to
be glorified. I have been touched by God to donate from what I have
inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God,

Rather than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds
ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked
God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God. I will
be going in for an operation within the next few days. I decided to
WILL/donate the sum of US$7,400,000.00 (Seven Million, Four Hundred
Thousand US dollars) to you for the good work of the Lord and also to help
the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the
widows, poor children and the less privileged.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact
that my late husband's relatives are nosing around me to know what is left
of our wealth so they can steal it and my health status. I am adjusting my
WILL and my family legal consultant is aware I am changing my WILL and he
will arrange the transfer of the funds to you. I wish you all the best and
may the good Lord bless you abundantly, please use the funds to extend the
good work to others.

I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task
is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish.
And Also, I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want this
greedy relation of my late husband or anybody for that matter to know
because they are always around me. Kindly get back to me at my discreet
Email ID: mrshelend63@gmail.com as soon as possible for additional
information.

Yours Faithfully
Helen Dennis Mrs

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