419 scam: Mrs Mary Johnson <arnettbrianlogan@gmail.com> WORK OF GOD.

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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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- maryjohnson2023a@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Mary Johnson <arnettbrianlogan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: maryjohnson2023a@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 09:31:27 +0000
Subject: WORK OF GOD.

*Dearest in christ Jesus,I warmly greet you..Please do not view my plea as
a contrived plot.My trusted family attorney who would have executed my WILL
& TESTAMENT on my behalf died early this year after a brief illness and by
the special grace of GOD,i was led to you. I am on admission at the
intensive care unit of a London hospital,located at Fulham road in west
London United Kingdom. It is the leading cancer treatment hospital in the
world.I'm Mrs.Mary Johnson,from Nigeria,I am 68 years old widow suffering
from cancer of the lungs and it has affected part of my brain cells due to
complications.My condition is deteriorating and according to my doctors I
may not be alive in the next couple of months,unless there is a divine
intervention. I got your email ID from your country's guestbook while
looking for a very honest and God fearing person, reliable person I can
confide in, I want to share my personal information with you and I will
appreciate it Name, Cellphone, Sex, Age, Marital Status, Contact Address,
to give me a letter of authorization to the bank First inland bank Nigeria
plc so that they can transfer my funds to your account for the purpose of
helping the poor as indicated on my WILL.Reply me through my private email
address: maryjohnson2023a@gmail.com <maryjohnson2023a@gmail.com>The
information are: (1) Your full names :===========(2) personal
contact/mailing address:=========(3) Home or Office
phone#:============Cellphone#:====(4) Your
Age:======(5)Occupation:=======(6)Sex/Marital status:=======(7)
Passport/Driverâ€™s license:======*

*Remain blessed in the name of the Lord. Yours SincerelyMrs. Mary Johnson.
(LONDON UK).*

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