419 scam: =?UTF-8?Q?Mrs=2E_Sophia_M=C3=BCller?= <samd06038@gmail.com> I will be happy to hear from you,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mullermrssophia@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?Mrs=2E_Sophia_M=C3=BCller?= <samd06038@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mullermrssophia@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:33:06 +0200
Subject: I will be happy to hear from you,

I am sorry for intruding into your privacy, especially by contacting
you through this means for an important offer, how are you and your
family over there? My name is Mrs. Sophia MÃ¼ller I want to donate my
inheritance to the less privileged people in the society. I work as a
contractor and business woman. I want to donate my inheritance to the
less privileged people in the society. I live alone and have no
family, relatives or children presently. I lost my beloved husband and
two kids in a terrible car accident.I am suffering from Stomach Cancer
and have undergone a series of cancer treatments but to no avail, i am
presently in a special Government hospital for a cancer operation.
After the test result, my doctor said that I have a short time to
live, for this reason I got your email address on the internet and I
am contacting you because I have no option again. I save my personal
money, the sum of 7.5 Million Euros in the Bank now that I have a
short time to live I want you to stand as my representative in your
country and build either Mosque or church for people over there in
your city or help any orphanage home or poor people with my money. If
you can accept to be my representative then I will give you 20% of the
total amount as your commission and you will use the balance 80 % for
the project. Please I need an honest person who will take very good
care of this project. If you are capable of handling this project,
then I will tell you further steps to take. I suffer a lot in my life
and I am very much afraid of dying without knowing the destination of
my property, I hardly sleep at night and during the day because I do
not want to die without having donated all the property I have,
otherwise I think it would be a mess.

Is happy to hear from you even if youâ€™re not interested in this email
address. (mullermrssophia@gmail.com)

Regards
Mrs. Sophia Muller

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