419 scam: Ms Dion Lea <apiekouassi@yahoo.ie> re

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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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- dion.lea@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ms Dion Lea <apiekouassi@yahoo.ie>
Reply-To: dion.lea@mail.ru
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 19:44:44 +0100
Subject: re

DEAREST ONE IN THE LORD,
My name is Mrs. dion Lea. I write from the hospital bed, I'm on medication.
I have a serious lung and breast cancer I'm going for my third surgery next
two weeks. Recently, my doctor told me that I have only less than a month
to live in this world. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke problem.
Haven known my condition I decided to serve God with our wealth. I am a
widow and a servant of the Lord in the last 38 years. When my husband was
alive we kept the sum of ($4.6 million dollar)I decided to donate this fund
to a church, or an individual or better still a God fearing person that
will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct here in. I want a
person who uses the funds do to provide relief to the poor a destitute to
help the orphanages, widows around, schools, etc.
I hope to receive your reply soon with this address; dion.lea@mail.ru
Thanks and remain blessed.
Mrs. dion Lea

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