419 scam: "Mrs. Margaret Bennett" <info@elgardenotel.com> Praise be to God

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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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "god fearing " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Margaret Bennett" <info@elgardenotel.com>
Reply-To: mrsmargaretbennett69@outlook.com
Date: 19 Dec 2024 03:34:14 -0800
Subject: Praise be to God

Greetings,

How are you doing? I hope you are doing well. May the name of God
be praised and worship forever. I write to you in good faith and
hope that you will understand the importance of my email and I
hope as God directed me to you, I hope you will never let me
down. My decision to
contact you is because i was recently diagnosed with Cancer and
the doctor said I have less than 8 weeks to live. Since this
sudden news was announced to me, I have been reflecting over my
life in the past. It is painful that after over 24 years of
peaceful marriage with
my late husband, we had a 23 yrs old son who Died in an auto
crash three years ago. In the past, I have made reasonable
donations to the victims of Earthquake in Haiti and recently to
the typhoon Kong rey in Taiwan and also support the victim of
Boko Haram terrorist in Western part of Africa, Now that my
health is gradually deteriorating, I cannot continue to do all
these by myself any more.

I strongly desire to reach out to the poor and needy people, but
I would prefer to continue this with the assistance of a kind
person. I want you to answer the following questions
(1) are you a God fearing
person?
(2) If I donate (GBPÂ£5,000,000.00) Five Million Great Britain
Pound Sterling to you, can you be able to utilize it wisely to
achieve my heart's desire of supporting poor people around you?
(3)Will you open a charity foundation in the name of I and my
husband? Please write back as soon as possible.

Yours Faithfully

Mrs. Margaret Bennett

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