419 scam: symon.guthua@uonbi.ac.ke Read carefully (milestone to be achieved regarding freewill)

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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.
- adeliagudmundsson@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: symon.guthua@uonbi.ac.ke
Reply-To: adeliagudmundsson@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:15:29 +0300
Subject: Read carefully (milestone to be achieved regarding freewill)

I am Mrs.Adelia Gudmundsson from Iceland, married to Late Engr Curtis
Gudmundsson {PhD} who worked with MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY EXXON AS A
DRILLING RIG SUPPLIER in Abu Dhabi for 24 years before he died on the
30th of August,2009 He died after a brief illness that lasted for only
four days that same year the brother net worth came to Zero.he was a
brother to Iceland billionaire Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson.We were married for
twenty four years without a child.Before his death, he deposited the sum
of $26,043,639.00 US Dollars with a bank In Canada and this fund is
presently with the bank awaiting my disbursement as beneficiary and next
of kin to the funds. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last
for the next eight months due to cancer problem. Having known my
condition, I decided to donate this fund to a church,organisation or good
person that will utilise this money in good faith.I took this decision
because I don't have any child that will inherit this money. I kept this
deposit secret till date, this is why I am taking this decision.i have
decided to doing something memorable this year 2017 for humanity sincerely
from my heart.I don't think I will need any telephone
communication in this regard because of the confidentiality of this
transfer. Upon your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank. I
will also issue a letter of authorisation to the bank that will prove you
the present beneficiary of this money. Reply to my confidential
emailaddress adeliagudmundsson@gmail.com
Await your response and God bless you.

Mrs.Adelia Gudmundsson
Email:adeliagudmundsson@gmail.com

Sent by care giver as instructed: Dr SYMON GUTHUA

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