419 scam: Ms Mary David <meryd3246@gmail.com> Hello, good day sir

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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.
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.
- mary.david14@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ms Mary David <meryd3246@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mary.david14@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:42:36 +0100
Subject: Hello, good day sir

Hello, good day sir

I'm ,mary.david A bank worker, I have a business deal for our mutual
benefit. One of our customers died years ago in a plane crash without
any registered next-of-kin in his bio-data/account file which is
peculiar with high profile investors. I was his account officer before
I rose to the position of Financial Officer. Right now my bank want to
sit on this money (US$18.7Million) as unclaimed and abandoned funds
which i do not want because of reasons I will explain to you when i
receive your response. Please get back to me as fast as you can with
your mobile telephone and addresses for details on how the funds can
be turned into yours by right of inheritance for us to claim and share
equally afterward.

Some directors here have been trying to find out from me the
information about his account, but I have kept it undisclosed because
I know that if they're aware that the customers is late, they will
quickly divert his funds for their selfish interest just as they did
To the rest customers who had similar cases. Therefore I am seeking
your co-operation to present you as the beneficiary to this fund as
record shows that you bare the same last/family name with the
deceased,this will enable my bank headquarter to pay the funds to you.

We shall both benefits equally from this transaction in the sharing
ratio of 45% to you and 45% for me while the remaining 10% will be
giving to the less privilege and the motherless home. If you consider
yourself to work with me kindly send your response to me
for security reason; here is my private email adress mary.david14@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
mary.david

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