419 scam: "MRS. BETTY WILLIAMS" <nigdruglawagency11@gmail.com> GET BACK TO ME ASAP.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i got your address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- mrsbettywiilliams7@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. BETTY WILLIAMS" <nigdruglawagency11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsbettywilliams7@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 06:49:38 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASAP.

Dear friend in Christ,

I am very Sorry for intruding upon your privacy. My name is Betty
Williams from Netherlands and married to Williams Campbell. I am a
preacher with the Seed Harvest Ministry church, and i got your address
from the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church website. I have been
recently diagnosed with Cancer and the doctor said I have less than 8
weeks to live. Since this sudden news was announced to me, I have been
reflecting over my life in the past. It is painful that after over 24
years of peaceful marriage with my late husband, we had no child of
our own that will inherit our wealth. In the past, I have made
reasonable donations to the victims of Earthquake in Haiti and Japan,
Now that my health is gradually deteriorating, I cannot continue to do
all these by myself any more. I strongly desire to reach out to the
poor and needy people in your country, but I would prefer to continue
this with the assistance of a kind person like you.

Please i want to donate this money to you so that you will utilize the
money to establish business investments that will create job
opportunities for the jobless population and less privileged, and open
a charity foundation in the name of I and my late husband. I will give
you more details only if you are willing and ready to handle this
project for me. Thank you.

Yours Faithfully
Mrs. Betty Williams
mrsbettywiilliams7@gmail.com

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