419 scam: "Mrs. Elizabeth Lunde" <info@hkmelee.com> Dearest Beloved One

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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:
- "dearest beloved one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "calvary greetings" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- elizabethlundelunde@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Elizabeth Lunde" <info@hkmelee.com>
Reply-To: <elizabethlundelunde@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 20:40:58 +0000
Subject: Dearest Beloved One

Dearest Beloved One,

Calvary Greetings in the name of God, My name is Mrs. Elizabeth Lunde. I live in the USA, and my husband has lived in Turkey for twenty years.

I am a new Christian convert suffering from long-time pancreatic cancer and am presently hospitalized. I do not have a child due to my sickness, all indications from my doctors said that my condition is worsening and it is quite obvious that there won't be any remedy according to my doctor and in all indications with regards to medical analysis.

Please, do not reply to me if you have the intention of using this fund for personal use rather than enhancement of the comfort of the Handicapped. I have been touched by God to donate what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God.

I will be going in for surgery soon, I decided to will the sum of ?7.5Million euros with a Turkish bank for charity work to you for the good work of God to set up a foundation for the Orphanage also for the development of less privileged, your kindness on this job I assure you 40% while 60 percent should go according to my wish.

I will provide you with more details after knowing your willingness to handle this fund with fear of God.

Kindly contact me with my private email for further discussion below, Email Address: elizabethlundelunde@gmail.com

I expect your urgent reply to this email.
Regards.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lunde

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