419 scam: "Lucy Guichard"<pamela@correctcode.com.au> I Need Your Help, Please

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (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: "Lucy Guichard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lucyguichard@dutchmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 06:10:04 -0000
Subject: I Need Your Help, Please

Hello Dear,

How are you today?

Firstly, I want you to understand that this email remains honest and confidential. I obtained your contact information through my search on the internet and I know this email will come to you as a surprise because we haven’t known each other before, but kindly bear with me hence; I have a special reason why I decided to contact you. My situation at hand is miserable but I trust in God and hope you will help me out. My name is Lucy Guichard, I am a 23 years old young lady. My nationality is the Netherlands. I am the only child from my mother and also first for my father. My father was a diamond and gold merchant here in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He died of coronavirus on September 27th, 2020 and since then his second wife has seized every of his property and I can’t trace his last will testament at the moment.

But I know one of his bank accounts that he has a huge sum of money and I have online access to the bank account. I am looking for a reliable, trusted, and mature person who can transfer the money from the bank account to his or her bank account in his or her country and invest it on my behalf. I will offer the person a reasonable commission and the remaining part of the money will go for the investment whereas I relocate to the person’s country when the pandemic ends and borders open for travelers. I will accept any terms and conditions that you will offer me provided that you will be able to help me transfer the money from my father's bank account to your bank account and also invest it on my behalf. If you are interested in helping me, please provide me with your details for us to proceed. When I have your details I will draft an agreement that both of us will sign and after we sign the agreement, I will provide you with the online access of the bank account so that you will commence the transfer of the

Thanks in anticipation of your quick response.

Yours Sincerely,
Lucy Guichard

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