419 scam: Mrs Natalie Woodard <liliankof75@gmail.com> GOOD MORNING, MY DEAR FRIEND.

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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 friend" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Natalie Woodard <liliankof75@gmail.com>
Reply-To: woodardn088@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2023 12:12:31 +0100
Subject: GOOD MORNING, MY DEAR FRIEND.

GOOD MORNING, MY DEAR FRIEND.

PLEASE, I AM HERE FOR AN IMPORTANT DIVINE MISSION PROJECT.

My name is Mrs. Natalie Woodard. I am a 56 years old woman, and I am from
Switzerland. But My late husband is from Cote D'Ivoire. And I am a woman
that suffered from a sickness that is (cancer ). And I didn't have any
children, before his late Husband death. And meanwhile, I am looking for a
person who can help me to handle a divine mission project in his country.
And unfortunately I saw on your profile the email address And I pray to God
that you can be a good person to help me. So I decided to contact you
immediately because I am confused that you are the one who can help me with
his good heart to handle this fund for a good project of orphanage, widows,
street children's and others things that you know can be valid with this
fund.

And I will be expecting you to use my email to contact me urgently for more
details about this project.

Yours sincerely sister.
Mrs. Natalie Woodard

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