419 scam: Rita Williams <virginangalaa@gmail.com> Dearest one of God

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Rita Williams <virginangalaa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ritawill0121lj@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 22:09:59 -0700
Subject: Dearest one of God

Dearest one in Christ,
I am Mrs Rita Williams, I married Mr. David williams, for 19 years
without a child and my husband died in 2007. I'm contacting you so
that you will know my desire to donate the sum of (6,500,000 Dollars)
that I inherited from my late husband to charity.
I want to donate $ 6.5 million to you so that you will use 70% of this
fund to help the poor ones, while you use the rest 30% for your
family.
Currently the fund is still in the bank. Recently, my doctor told me
that I have serious sickness which is cancer problems (blood cancer
and parkinson diseases) and I will not last for the next 2 months.
I want a person that will use this fund for orphanages, schools,
churches, widows, propagating the word of God in his country di lui.
Reply me for more information's on how to receive this fund.

Your sister in christ
Mrs Rita Williams

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