419 scam: Sandra Delouse <delousesandra87@gmail.com> My Dear Beloved

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Sandra Delouse <delousesandra87@gmail.com>
Reply-To: orgsttpph@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:35:17 +0100
Subject: My Dear Beloved

My Dear Beloved,

Please take your time to read this message; although we have never met
before, this is not spam. It's a real message sent to you. I sent this mail
praying for it to reach you in good health, since I myself is in a very
critical health condition in which I sleep every night without knowing if I
may be alive to see the next day.

I am Mrs.Sandra Delouse, a widow suffering from a long time illness. I have
some funds I inherited from my late husband, the sum of $8,950,000.00 (
Eight million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars ) my Doctor told
me recently that I would not last due to the illness. Having known my
condition, I decided to donate this funds to a reliable and trustworthy
person that will utilize it the way I am going to instruct herein. I need a
very honest and God fearing person who can claim the funds on my behalf and
use it for Charity works.Such as orphanages, widows and also build schools
for less privilege that will be named after my late husband if possible.

I took this decision, because me and my late husband do not have any child
of our own who will inherit this money before I join my late husband.

Please I want your sincere and urgent answer to know if you will be able to
execute this project, and I will give you more information on how the funds
would be transferred to your bank account.

I am waiting for your reply.

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs.Sandra Delouse

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