419 scam: Free Zone <zonefree17@gmail.com> DONATION TO YOU

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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 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.
- xushanhui01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Free Zone <zonefree17@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:47:17 +0100
Subject: DONATION TO YOU

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My Sincere Greetings,

I am Mr. XU SHAN HUI I have decided to donate what I have to you/
Motherless babies/Less privileged/Widows' because I am dying and
diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago. I have been touched by God
Almighty to donate to you for good work of God Almighty. I have asked
Almighty God to forgive me and believe he has because he is a Merciful
God I will be going in for an operation soon.

I decided to will/donate the sum of (5.000.000.00 Million EUROS)
which equivalent to (USD$5.351.980) to you for the good work of God
Almighty, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also
forth assistance of the widows. At the moment I cannot take any
telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives (that have
squandered the funds gave them for this purpose before) are around me
and my health status also. I have adjusted my will and my lawyer is
aware.

I wish you all the best and May the good God bless you abundantly, and
please use the funds judiciously and always extend the good work to
others. As soon you get back to me, I shall give you info on what I
need from you then you will contact the bank and tell them I have
willed those properties to you by quoting my personal file routing and
account information. And I have also notified the bank that I am
willing that properties to you for a good, effective and prudent work.
I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do this by God
Almighty.

If you are interested in carrying out this task, get back to me for
more details on this noble project of mine.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Xu Shan Hui
My email address:- xushanhui01@gmail.com

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