419 scam: Margret Spencer <ud11101010@gmail.com> My kind gesture ti 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 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)
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.
- margaretspencer543@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Margret Spencer <ud11101010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: margaretspencer543@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 23:15:45 +0100
Subject: My kind gesture ti you

My dearest friend,
Please forgive me that I am sending you this email without first seeking
your consent or knowing who you are. I have a special reason for writing
you this email and I pray you do not ignore it.
.
My name is Ms.Margaret Spencer from the United States,I am a 68 year old
widow, I am a caregiver and Christian ,believing in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unfortunately I am suffering from cancer which has reached its terminal
stage after failing all medical attentions meaning I will be dying at any
time.

Before I fell sick, I had a $15 million dollars inheritance from my late
husband which I intend to use for charity.Since I will be dying very soon
and I understand you are a charitable person also,I want to donate the
money to you to help me accomplish my charity intention with the money.

I would rather spend the money this way since I have no one as my next of
kin to inherit it if I die because my only son David who was supposed to
be my next of kin died along with his father in 2013. Since then my life
has been so miserable,however I take solace in the resurrection of life.
So I will only need you to send me your full name and address to send you
a cashier check with which to cash the fund.

Please do not ignore this message or think this could be some kind of
scam,Kindly accept it as a token of my magnanimity and love to humanity and
mankind.This is my humble sacrifice to the Glory of God.
my heart
Kindly write me back on margaretspencer543@gmail.com

Sincere regards
Yours
Margaret Spencer

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