419 scam: "Mrs Leong" <mrs.leong@australiamail.com> My Health =?UTF-8?Q?Condition=E2=80=8F!!!?=

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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.
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.
- mrs.leong@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Leong" <mrs.leong@australiamail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs Leong" <mrs.leong@aim.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 11:40:21 -0700
Subject: My Health =?UTF-8?Q?Condition=E2=80=8F!!!?=

Hello,

My name is Mrs. Leong, from Australia. Am suffering from long time
cancer of the breast. From all indications my condition is really
deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than 2
months according to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has
gotten to a very bad stage. My late husband died early last year from
heart attack, and during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce
any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I
inherited all his business and wealth. The doctor has advised me that I
will not live for more than 2 months, so I have now decided to spread
all my wealth, to contribute mainly to the development of charity homes.
Before my late husband died he was a successful business man in
Australia and he deposited the sum of 7.8Million Euros in a Storage
Company in(Europe) some years ago, that's all I have left now.

I need you to help me collect this funds and distribute it yourself to
any charity homes of your choice. So that when I die my soul can rest in
peace. I pray God gives you the wisdom to touch very many lives that is
my main concern. 40% of this money will be for your time and effort,
while 60% goes to charity.

If you are ready to work with me please reply to my email address:
(mrs.leong@aim.com) for more info.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Leong

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