419 scam: Mrs Jane Johnson <janejonhson71@yahoo.com> Dear sir/ma

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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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- boldenalexchamber@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Jane Johnson <janejonhson71@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: boldenalexchamber@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:08:40 -0400
Subject: Dear sir/ma

My name is Mrs.Jane Johnson, I am a dying woman who have decided to
donate what I have to you/ church/ mosque and the less privileged. I am
77 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 9 years ago,
immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he
worked for. I have been touched by God to donate from what I have
inherited from my late husband to the you for the good work of
God,rather than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds
ungodly. Please pray,that the good Lord forgive me my sins.I have asked
God to forgive me and believe he has because He is a merciful God. I
will be going in for an operation in less than one hour.I decided to
WILL/donate the sum of {usd$13.8 }thirteen million eight hundred
thousand dollars)to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help
the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the
widows.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the
fact that my relative around me and my health status. I have adjusted my
WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my will you and he will
arrange the transfer of the funds from security company to you.I wish
you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,and please
use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.Contact my
lawyer with this specified contact details:

Barrister Bolden Alexander
133 Kingsway London WC2B 6UN
Tel +44 704 51792 E-MAIL ; boldenalexchamber@gmail.com and tell him
that I have WILLED(usd$13.8 ) thirteen million eight hundred thousand
united state dollar to you by quoting my personal reference number
WILL/TT453276542/Jrr/075.And I have also notified him that I am WILLING
that amount to you for a specific and good work. I know I don't know you
but I have been directed to do this.Thanks and God bless. NB: I will
appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is
accomplish.
thank

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