419 scam: Elizabeth Alan <davidbrooks2021@gmail.com> PLEASE REPLY..

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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:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Elizabeth Alan <davidbrooks2021@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrselizabethalan9@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:19:40 -0800
Subject: PLEASE REPLY..

Dearest Friend,

Greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus my name is Mrs. Elizabeth Alan.
I have been sick suffering from cancer for years now and I have been
in the hospital for more than 8 months now and my condition is
deteriorating and I feel I might not live too long because of my
health condition, As I have inform you my late Husband Dr Fredrick
Alan died in a air crash since 31 October 2001 and ever since he died
I have been looking for a good Christian person who can assist me do
the work of God.

Note at the moment I cannot do anything on my own because of my health
condition therefore I am so happy to receive your mail and wiliness to
assist me receive my late husband money that has been deposited with a
security company/bank as the next of kin. Also you need to know that
the total amount been deposited with the bank is the sum of
USD$18,000, 000, 00 Eighteen Million United State Dollars. Please all
i needed from you right now is to give my late husband Attorney an
instruction to assist you make a change of ownership to your name as
the rightful next of kin to late Fredrick Alan and assist you secure
some of the documents in your position. Please promised me that you
will carry out order by using the money to do the work of God helping
the Motherless babies, Less privilege and homeless all over the Europe
America Asia And African because that has been my dreams and my late
husband dreams. As soon as I hear back from you I will give you
further instruction on how to proceed with my late husband lawyer.

Lastly I need to seek for your utmost trust and accomplishment to
assist me complete this good work of God and as you do that may the
Lord Almighty bless you and your family and note without God every
thing is vanity upon vanity.

I am looking forward to your reply.

Your Beloved in God,
Mrs. Elizabeth Alan.

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