419 scam: Sara Gadon <v.bulla96@gmail.com> Hello

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Sara Gadon <v.bulla96@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sara.gadon20@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2023 08:50:52 -0800
Subject: Hello

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Hello

Good day
I know that this message would be totally unexpected. I read your
profile and picked up my interest to contact you. My name is Miss Sara
Gadon. I am 21 years old girl. I have a legacy of $176,000,000.00 [One
hundred and seventy-six million dollars] inherited from my late loved
father. My father was an investor before he died. Please, I want to
invest this money in your country with your consent, co-operation,
assistance, advice and help. I contacted you with trust and I have
confidence that you are in a vantage position to help me. I will offer
you 20% of the money for your help. For more details, please reply me
immediately you read my message so that I will give you more details
on how to proceed. I hereby assure you that everything is legit, moral
and legal.

I am waiting for your reply.

God bless and guide you..Amen.
Yours sincerely,
Sara

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