419 scam: "Mrs. Helena"<soy@hele.33mail.com> Hello Dear,

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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:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Helena" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs777555@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 23:45:09 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

I am Mrs Helena Ruhanen, 76 years old woman, suffering from cancer of the lungs which has got to a critical stage. In few days I will be going for another surgery operation and I'm worried I Don't know if I will make it or not as the doctor has said my chances of survival is very narrow. That I have some few months to live. And I am very much concern about my vision for humanitarian work of God, to help and care for helpless children and orphans, those abandoned children needs care, as my situation wasten that I Have decided to make a decision and contact you. To WILL/Donate to you all I have inherited from my late husband $7.4 Million dollars for a charity work now that my health depreciates, if you will promise to fulfill my last wish for good work of God to do charity service with my inherited money. It is indeed a mystery how God directed me to you Which I can not explain. I become restless and helpless in my resistance to obey, I had to give in as It took me 4 weeks t
o bow to this divine Instruction

I remain yours faithfully

Mrs. Helena

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