419 scam: "Mrs.Esther Abaul" <mrsfeliciawillamw01@gmail.com> hello Dear

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- mrsestherabaul3@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Esther Abaul" <mrsfeliciawillamw01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsestherabaul3@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:44:56 -0700
Subject: hello Dear

Dear friend,

Can you have time to do this?

It is a pleasure to have contact with you, based on the critical
condition I find myself, however, is not a financial problem, but my
health, you may have known that cancer is not what to talk about at
home I have been in the hospital for 5 months now, My name is Mrs
Esther Abaul. Banneth I am married to Mr.Abaul, who worked with
the Tunisian embassy in Burkina Faso in nine years before he died in
2008. We were married for eleven years without Children. He died after
a brief illness that lasted five days.

I am Mrs.Esther Abaul Banneth, please I want you to help me use this money
US $ 8.2 million (Eight million two hundred thousand dollars) for
orphans and poor old people who have something to eat In your
community it is my spirit direction that I choose you to help me
complete this offer i really need sincere and honest person.

I am a cancer patient and now my doctors told me that I do not have a
long time to live because of the cancer problem and I don't want to
live this money in the bank Instead I decided to use it for older
people who can't work again and orphans who have nothing to eat,

Can you have time to do this? On your return i will tell you more on
what i want you to do. please send me a message in my Email box and here is
my(mrsestherabaul3@gmail.com)

I wait your answer.
My greetings,
Mrs.Esther Abaul

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