419 scam: Mrs. Chloe Lucas <no_replyl@stardeco.cz> =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IEJlbG92ZWQg4oCmLg==?=

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs. Chloe Lucas <no_replyl@stardeco.cz>
Reply-To: Mrs. Chloe Lucas <cholelucas039@gmail.com>
Date: 6 Nov 2024 08:32:57 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IEJlbG92ZWQg4oCmLg==?=

Beloved,

I am writing to you with deep pain and sorrow in my heart, I am
very
sorry to contact you this way. My name is Mrs. Chloe Lucas , a
widow
without a child of my own and been married for 15 yrs to my
husband.
I've been suffering from stage 4 for the last 8years, and I've
been in
and out of the hospital for 2 years. I'm at the hospital right
now.
After consulting a doctor last week, He told me that I cannot
live for
the next one month.

What is painful is that my husband died the same way after
suffering
from a heart problem. Before the sudden death of my husband, we
have
agreed to establish a charitable foundation that will help life
and
people in need. My deceased husband has deposited an amount of
money
with one of the banks here in the United States, with my name as
the
only nearest family member.

But now that he is dead, I want his soul to be happy wherever he
is,
so we end our final decision on using the money to build a
charity
institution in your country. So I ask you to help me with the use
of
this fund when building a charity institution in your country and
world in general. I want you to take 25% of the total amount for
yourself. Yes, be happy that you have accepted this project in
your
own country.

Mrs. Chloe Lucas

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