419 scam: "ms. lilly johnson" <mslillujon01@gmail.com> Hello beloved,

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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.
- chistianbrown010@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ms. lilly johnson" <mslillujon01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: msl.wjohnson@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2021 21:41:51 +0100
Subject: Hello beloved,

Hello beloved,

I am Mrs Lilly W. Johnson, a widow and presently responding to Cancer
treatment, I apologize if this email message may not suit your
personal or business ethics. I write with sincerity being a Christian
faith to seek your co-operation. I am able to send you this message
writing by the help of my hospital nurse, I was diagnosed with
Leukemia. Since that time I have been battling with several side
effect issues, created by the chemaotherapy and other drugs, so i
would need no telephone conversation to this effect because of my
health problem.

I have decided to make a charity donation of US$5.5 Million to help
Orphans, widow women suffering from Cancer illness as mine and
destitutes. In this, 40% of this qmount will go to you for your
troubles while 60% will be used for this project. This money was an
inheritance from my late husband wealth whoa died 5 years ago through
a fatal accident. I hope you will use this 60% only for this purpose
as my wish is to use it for the service humanity on these poor less
privileged ones,
To make the withdrawal of this funds possible for your share and
execution of the project, I, with the help of the bank where the fund
was lodged progarmmed it into atm card payment.

Moreover, contact evang. christian brown With below information/email
to enable him deliver the atm to you Contact
Email:(chistianbrown010@yahoo.com) .Forward my mail to him, and then
ask him to send the ATM card to you and provide him with your
information. Take good care of your self and more blessings.

Sincerely yours.
MRS LILLY W. JOHNSON.

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