419 scam: "Mrs Emilly Lozada"<theforen@theforensic.com> GREETINGS TO 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "my names are " (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.
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.
- emillylozadaa@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Emilly Lozada" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <emillylozadaa@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:26:14 -0500
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU!

Its my pleasure writing you this email,I understand my message came to you as a surprise,knowingfully well that we have not met before. Firstly i like to introduce myself. My Names are Emilly Lozada John,I am suffering from cancer. I was married to late Engr.John Lozada,who worked for Twenty-Six years in an oil firm before he died in the year 2004 after a brief illness that lasted only few days.on his departure from earth he deposited the sum of US$20 Million in a firm here.due to my ill and deteriorating health that has choked me to have made me loose so much strength without no guarantee or hope of surviving (Cancer of the Lungs),my Doctor told me that my chances of living on earth are so limited to live than i required due to my health condition.and now I am looking forward to a reliable someone that will reach out to the world with this fund by using it to touch the lives of the orphanage,homes,and every charitable works with humility.i will tell more secret about the treasure when i read back from you.

I await your soonest response. contact me on my direct email : emillylozadaa@hotmail.com

May God Bless You.
Mrs.Emilly Lozada

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