419 scam: Letisa Hamzar <gabrielbonfilio@gmail.com> Greetings.

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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:
- "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 "dying widow" scam.
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.
- letisahamzar59@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Letisa Hamzar <gabrielbonfilio@gmail.com>
Reply-To: letisahamzar59@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 15:15:49 +0100
Subject: Greetings.

Greetings.

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you; Please bring
your attention to read this message with a sympathetic mind. I am giving
you my trust and wish you will give me back the trust I have given you. I
believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish even if I will die.

I'm Mrs. Letisa Hamzar; I am 65 years old from CÃ´te d'Ivoire. I am
suffering from long time cancer of the breast and lung, presently
undergoing treatment at hospital. From all indications my condition is
really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised me that I
may not live beyond next month; this is because the cancer stage has
reached a critical stage.

I was brought up in a motherless babyâ€™s home, and was married to my late
husband for many years without a child. My late husband and I are true
Christians, but quite unfortunately, he died in a fatal motor accident.
Since his death I decided not to re-marry, I inherited the sum of
(US$8.200,000.00) Eight Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollar
from my late husband who was an industrialist.

Presently, this money is still in the bank custody, and the bank management
contacted me recently as the legitimate Next of kin to inform me of the
maturity date of my late husband's deposit in their bank or rather issue
authorization letter to somebody else to receive it on my behalf since I
cannot come over as a result of my illness, or they get it confiscated as
unclaimed funds.

It is my last wish that you receive the fund from the bank and use it to
set up a Charity foundation and any Lucrative Business Venture of your
choice in your country under your management and control.

I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a
bold step towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope that
you will help me see that my last wishes come true. Please kindly contact
me urgently with my email address (letisahamzar59@gmail.com) for more
details.

I am expecting your kind acceptance reply.

Best Regards
Mrs. Letisa Hamzar

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