419 scam: Rita Adama <ritaadama123@gmail.com> Dearest in Christ,

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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: Rita Adama <ritaadama123@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Rita Adama <ritaadama2015@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 21:00:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest in Christ,

Dearest in Christ,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I'm Mrs. Rita Adama The widow of late Mr. Adama Ethan, I'm 74 years old. I am a Christian convert, suffering from prolonged cancer of the breast, from all medical indications my condition has really deteriorated and it's pretty obvious that I may not live for more than six months owning to the rapid growth by stage and the excruciating pain that accrues to it. My husband was killed during the Gulf War, and our long years of marriage were not blessed with children. My husband was very wealthy. After his death I inherited all his business and funds. My doctor has diagnosed and told me privately what I should expect, building my spirit for the Inevitable. The sum of $6.300, 000 USD for your work in developing the Church and to help the poor, needy, and less privileged among your.
Get back to me for more details.
Regards,
Mrs. Rita Adama

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