419 scam: "Ms Vivian" <"www."@topaz.ocn.ne.jp> Hello please reply me

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrsviviansilva@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms Vivian" <"www."@topaz.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: <mrsviviansilva@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2017 09:49:32 -0700
Subject: Hello please reply me

I am Vivian E Silva , the wife to late Joao David E Silva, who worked for Mota-Engil, a Portuguese construction company died untimely in an Egypt Air crash of 2016. You can view this web site for your perusal to find the name of my late husband .

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/20/egyptair-crash-who-are-the-victims-of-flight-ms804/

I am from Belgium, I lost my husband few months ago and I have been living with the pain till date. We are hospitable people and decided to serve mankind to the best of our ability. Since the death of my husband E Silva I have lived with the memories, fighting effortlessly to live a normal life but all to no avail. I suffered psychologically and shortly was diagnosed of Cancer. I write to you, having sourced your address from a database in my late husbandinternet dozier after fervent prayers. Before his death, my family had a joint account and deposited the sum of $45,000,000 with a security firm in USA.

The purpose of this email is to propose an invest-ment plan to you using the f u n d s with the security company in USA. Regardless of where you are, in or outside the states, I will be willing to support your business on the basis that thirty percent of your turnover from my capital given to you would be used for charity donations. This is absolutely risk free and requires no p a y m e n t to acquire. I am doing this because I have less than 3months to live as a human I therefore need a reliable fellow to champion my course by receiving this funds, investing it in private business and donating thirty percent of profit generated to the less privilege or if you are not into any business, you can receive the funds as my next of kin and assist me in distributing it to the less privilege but you must be honest ,do not bother responding if you are not honest or sincere. If you are interested for further details.

Reply only to mrsviviansilva@gmail.com

Sincerely
Kinds Regards
Vivian Silva

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