419 scam: Sir Edward <madisonkim82@gmail.com> HI

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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:
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- sarah.miss897@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sir Edward <madisonkim82@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sarah.miss897@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 00:52:27 -0800
Subject: HI

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Freund,

Guten Morgen, mein lieber Freund, wie geht es dir? Ich freue mich,
Ihnen mitteilen zu kÃ¶nnen
dass ich den Geldtransfer in Zusammenarbeit mit a . abschlieÃŸen konnte
neuer Partner. Inzwischen bin ich in Indien wegen Auslandsinvestitionen
Projekte mit meinen eigenen Fondsanteilen. Inzwischen kann ich dich
nicht vergessen
frÃ¼here BemÃ¼hungen, mir zu helfen, diese Erbschaftsgelder zu
beanspruchen, obwohl wir gescheitert sind
aufgrund mangelnden Vertrauens zwischen uns in der Vergangenheit.

Jetzt mÃ¶chte ich, dass Sie sich dringend an meinen Kirchenpastor in
Lome Togo West wenden
Afrika, ihr Name ist Pastor Frau Sarah unter ihrer E-Mail-Adresse (
sarah.miss897@gmail.com) Ich habe die Summe von 950.000,00 $ in ihrer
Obhut fÃ¼r dich hinterlassen
also kontaktiere sie und weise sie an, dir den vollen Betrag zu Ã¼berweisen
950.000,00 $, die ich Ihnen fÃ¼r Ihre BemÃ¼hungen in der Vergangenheit
entschÃ¤digt habe.

Ich schÃ¤tze Ihre bisherigen BemÃ¼hungen zu dieser Zeit sehr. Also melde
dich gerne
meine Gemeindepastorin Frau Sarah, und bitten Sie sie, Ihnen
Anweisungen zu geben, wie Sie es tun werden
Erhalten Sie das Geld, das ihr von Mr. Edward Ã¼berlassen wurde

DankeschÃ¶n

Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen Herr Edward

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