419 scam: "Mrs. Abigail Johnson" <wonombeselina@gmail.com> Hi 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:

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: "Mrs. Abigail Johnson" <wonombeselina@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsabigailpj@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 17:49:45 +0100
Subject: Hi dear!!

Hi dear

My name is Abigail P. Johnson, a philanthropist and the C.E.O and
President, Fidelity Investments Inc, commonly referred to as Fidelity.
The Fidelity Investments Inc is a multinational financial services ,
It is the fourth largest asset manager with over 2.4 trillion

I believe strongly in giving while living and I have one idea that
never changed in my mind, that one should use his or her wealth to
help people and I have decided to secretly give USD3,000,000.00
Million dollars to randomly selected individuals worldwide.

On receipt of this message, you should count yourself as one of the
lucky individuals, You have been chosen as of the random
beneficiaries. Kindly get back to me at your earliest convenience, so
that I will personally intimate on you on how to receive the fund

Regards,
Mrs.Abigail Johnson

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