419 scam: Vivian David <viviandavid555@yahoo.com> Dear Beloved

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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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Vivian David <viviandavid555@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: vivian106da@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:25:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Beloved

May The Lord Bless You.

I am Mrs.Vivian David, age 77 years old,I am the wife of late Mr.David Vincent, I got your contact information from my husband diary, we are from United State Of America, my husband worked with the Oil and Gas Company Chevron in Africa before he died after a brief illness that lasted only four days, we were married for Forty-nine years without a child. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US $8.6 Million in a domiciliary online account,

Presently this money is still with the Bank, the bank management just send me an email to come over for the online access to the account or rather issue! somebody to receive it on my behalf.

Presently I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the breast and Pneumonia. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors told me I have few weeks to live. It is my last wish to see the money distributed to charity organizations and the less privilege once. I need your help receiving this money and carry out my wishes,

Please I need your information requested below so i can forward it to the bank management to let them know I have gotten you to receive my fund.

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
Phone Number:

God Bless you as i hope to read from you soon.
Your sister in christ
Mrs Vivian David

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