419 scam: Rita Adams <rita_a10@gmx.de> =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ich_gr=FC=DFe_dich_im_Namen_des

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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 Adams <rita_a10@gmx.de>
Reply-To: Rita Adams <rita_a4@gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:54:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ich_gr=FC=DFe_dich_im_Namen_des_Herrn=2E?=

Grüße,

Ich bin Frau Rita Adams, ich bin 65 Jahre alt in Cote d'Ivoire Ich schreibe, um mit Ihnen über meine Absicht zu sprechen, mein Geld (2,5 Millionen US-Dollar für wohltätige Zwecke in Ihrem Land zu verwenden. Ich war mit Herrn Williams Adams verheiratet Er war ein Auftragnehmer bei der Regierung von Cote d'Ivoire, bevor er nach einigen Tagen im Krankenhaus starb.Ich habe an Krebs erkrankt Ich möchte wissen, ob ich Ihnen vertrauen kann, um diese Mittel für wohltätige Zwecke / Waisenhaus zu verwenden und 20 Prozent werden Für Sie als Entschädigung kontaktieren Sie mich bitte, damit ich Ihnen weitere Details geben kann.

Dein im Herrn,

Frau Rita Adams

Greetings,

I am Mrs Rita Adams, I am 65 years old base in Cote d'Ivoire I write to relate to you of my intention to use my money ($2.5 Million Usd for charity work in your country. I was married to Late Mr. Williams Adams who was a contractor with the Government of Cote d'Ivoire before he died after few days in the hospital. I have been suffering from cancer I want to know if I can trust you to use these funds for charity/orphanage and 20 percent will be for you as compensation. Please contact me, so that I will give you more details.

Yours in the Lord,

Mrs Rita Adams

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