419 scam: From Mrs Mandy Jones <sshabangu122@gmail.com> Your Humble Co-operation Needed

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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:
- "million 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)
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.
- mandyjonesoffice@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: From Mrs Mandy Jones <sshabangu122@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mandyjonesoffice@consultant.com
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:00:10 +0200
Subject: Your Humble Co-operation Needed

With a warm heart I offer my greetings to you and family. I am Mrs. Mandy
E. Jones, from the Republic of Ireland, born in the state of Ohio (USA). I
am legally married to Mr. Howard Jones a South Africa citizen born &
brought up in Switzerland, I live in Switzerland with my husband for 32
years before we move down to South Africa in 1985 after my husband
retirement in 1974, I am 71 years old by the grace of god, I am a new
Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast.

All indications from my doctor are that my condition is really
deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I wouldnâ€™t live more than two
months according to my doctors and in all indications with regards to
medical analysis. It was as a result that the cancer disease had gotten to
a very bad stage that left no little hope for me to be a living person
again. My dear husband was involved with the January 2000 Kenya plane crash
as you may read on the news line web site.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm

The doctors have advised me that I may not live for more than one months
and 2 weeks and warn me to desist from thinking over who shall inherit my
wealth, today I have decided and made up my mind to donate/ contribute to
the less privileged, charity and orphanage homes.

I chose you after viewing your profile and I have confidence in you because
I have prayed over it and I am willing to donate this sum of ($8.5 Million
US dollars), to the less privileged. Please I want you to note that this
fund is still in the bank here in South Africa.

I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the said
purpose even though I donâ€™t know what the future will unfold before then as
I made the promise to God that the fund will be used to help the needy and
the less privileged. May the grace of our lord and the love of God be with
you
Remain bless

Mandy E. Jones
mandyjonesoffice@consultant.com

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