419 scam: "Mrs.Elvege Panna" <peterkennedyinfo4@gmail.com> I AM WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.

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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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Elvege Panna" <peterkennedyinfo4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.panna@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:42:15 +0100
Subject: I AM WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.

Dearest,

Greetings to you and your family .I am Mrs.Elvege Panna. A widow
suffering from long time illness. And Michael Panna, My late husband
Was the director of construction company here before his sudden
death.On 5th day of July 2017, he died in a car accident.May his soul
rest in peace,Amen.

My dear,before the death of my husband,he deposited a sum of (US$5.5
Million)from the holders of trust funds here in my name and I'm not
satisfied with my illness.

Recently,my doctor informed me that I have less than one month to
live. Having known my condition,I decided to donate this fund to
charity or individual that will utilize this fund to assist the
widgets and to carry out charitable works.

I took this decision because I don't have a child that will inherit
this fund.And I don't want a situation where this fund will be used
for another purpose. Please do not betray me.

As soon as I receive your good response,I will give you further
information about this fund.

Thank you,

Mrs Elvege Panna.

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