419 scam: "Mrs. Amina Johnson" <hhtp03@gmail.com> Dear Sir / Madam:>Funding Grant for You

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "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.
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.
- hhtp03@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Amina Johnson" <hhtp03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hhtp03@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:13:26 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir / Madam:>Funding Grant for You

Beloved Friend in God.

Greetings to you in the name of God. My name is Mrs. Amina Johnson, a
British Barren Widow. *My Husband' Engr William Johnson* was a senior
petroleum engineer with *British Petroleum*(SPDC - Shell Petroleum
Development Company of Nigeria) Until his demise in an industrial accident
a few years ago, I was diagnosed with {Cancer of the Lungs}. Currently I am
hospitalized at *Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center*, New
Delhi, (INDIA) as a result of my deteriorating condition of health.

At this critical moment with reference to the above subject matters, I
have decided to donate portion of my inheritance sum of *TEN MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS* derived from my late husband Gratuity and Assets paid by
his former employer,*British Petroleum* to you for the purpose to establish
charity foundation to provide funding and support to the motherless babies,
destitute & widows in your society as MY LAST WILL TO THE NEEDY Hence I do
not have any CHILD to entrust the fund under his or her custody. Please I
found your profile Reliable and trustworthy on (LinkedIn Platform) during
my search for Legatee God fearing benevolent, thereby deciding to contact
you in this regard.

If my invitation as presented here satisfies your conscience to present
yourself before my bank *Unity Bank plc, Nigeria* where I deposited the
fund for safe keeping in pursuit of this humanitarian project for the glory
of God as *HAIR TO MY THRONE* contact me with your required information
below to issue you my Power of Attorney which will legally empower you to
contact my bank manager for further proceedings.

(1): Your Full name:......(2): Your Address: ...;(3): Your
Nationality:..........;(4): Your Gender......:(5): Your Occupation
.....;(6): Your cell phone number: .......

Finally, I will greatly appreciate your cooperation and trust toward
realization of this humanitarian project hence 30% of the capital sum
(US$3' Million) will be set aside for your compensation upon which you
receive the funds from my bank. I Await your kind response while hoping you
will appreciate my helpless predicament.

Thanks for your understanding. Reply me through my private email address:>
hhtp03@hotmail.com

Yours Faithfully
Mrs. Amina Johnson.

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