419 scam: "Mrs Farhana"<info@itspastdue.com> From Mrs. Farhana.

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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:
- "% will be for you" (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)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- message225page@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Farhana" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pvtmessageprivate@naver.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 18:23:50 -0800
Subject: From Mrs. Farhana.

Hello, Good Morning,

How are you doing today?

I am glad to be connected with you here even though we do not know each other in person and my decision to contact you is based on divine direction. My name is Mrs.Farhana Hazwanee , a Malaysian Citizen married to the late Dr. Dietrich Emmerich a German who passed away in 2020 in Germany due to Coronavirus complication and it is very unfortunate that our eleven years union did not produce a child.

I have been battling with lung cancer complications for some time now and am about to go for my fine segmental resection which my doctor has advised to put in place all that might need my attention and here I am to discuss this with you for reasons best known to God.

Before my husband died there was the sum of (US$11.5M Dollars) we deposited in a bank in Cote D`Ivoire,The said sum was made out of our Gold business dealings in Africa and Presently this money is still in the custody of the bank.Having known my condition I decided to donate this funds for the help of those in need therefore I want somebody that will use this funds according to the desire of my late husband and myself. to help the less Privileged people,Orphanages, widows and those street children that wished to survive.

70% of the funds will be used for the intended purpose and 5% will take care of any expense that might be involved during the fund retrieval process while 25% will be for you and your family for your humble assistance to carry on this humanitarian project and that is the reason by a divine direction you received this message from me.

Therefore can I trust you to handle this matter sincerely? If your answer is YES, and sincerely you can handle this matter without any form of dishonesty,then I am looking forward to your response to enable me to provide further details.

PLEASE KINDLY ADDRESS YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE GMAIL FOR QUICK RESPONSE: message225page@gmail.com )

Thanks and remain bless

Mrs. Farhana Hazwanee

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