419 scam: Mrs Maria Johnson <mariajohnson20122@gmail.com> Charity /orphanage

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- mrsmariajohnson12@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- reply to through this email address below; mrsmariajohnson12@hotmail.com or maria_johnson33333@hotmail.com please reply me (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- maria_johnson33333@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Maria Johnson <mariajohnson20122@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mariacarriero200012@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:28:04 +0200
Subject: Charity /orphanage

Mrs maria johnson Emmily Lozada
12 Alnwick Road
Lee
London
SE12 9BT
U.k.
GOD IS THE ULTIMATE GIVER!
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,I am Mrs maria johnson
Emmily Lozada A widow to the Late Sheik Mohamed Johnson, I am 73 years
old,I am now a new Christian convert,suffering from long time cancer
of the breast. From all indications my condition is really
deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live long according
to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very
bad stage.

My late husband was killed during the U.S raid against terrorism in
Afghanistan when he traveled to Afghanistan to monitor an Hospital/a
Humanitarian Foundation (HHF) he was setting up for the benefit of the
Afghan masses as of then, whose majority,and 99 percent of them are
Muslims/ Islamic scholars and loyalists.

During the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child..My
late husband was very wealthy and after his death ,I inherited all his
businesses and wealth, and when i noticed that my condition is not
improving rather it gets worsen by the day i decided to divide part of
this wealth, to contribute to Charity and the development of the
churches in Africa, America,Asia and Europe.I selected you after
visiting the internet and I prayed over it.

I am willing to donate the fund to you for charity,the less
privileged,churches,orphanages and widows, Propagating the word of God
and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.I took this decision
upon myself because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my
husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. because I
have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity
upon vanity.

Please I want you to note that, this fund is deposited with a Security
company in London England. and upon my instruction,you will file in
an application for the transfer of the fund in your name which i
registered as a gold bar with
the security company Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when
transferred will be used for the said purpose.

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,the love of God,and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family.

Await Your Urgent Reply,any delay in your reply will give me room in
sourcing for a church, another person or Christian individual for this
same purpose.please reply to through this email address below;
mrsmariajohnson12@hotmail.com or maria_johnson33333@hotmail.com

Please reply me through this email address: mariacarriero200012@gmail.com

Yours in Christ.
Mrs maria johnson Emmily Lozada

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