419 scam: Jacqueline Marazzi <lh0613219@gmail.com> Greetings dear friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 "dying widow" scam.
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.
- j.marazzi1946@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jacqueline Marazzi <lh0613219@gmail.com>
Reply-To: j.marazzi1946@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:56:33 +0100
Subject: Greetings dear friend,

Greetings dear friend,

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you; Please bring
your attention to read this message with a sympathetic mind. I am giving
you my trust and wish you will give me back the trust I have given you. I
believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish even if I will die.

I'm Jacqueline Marazzi; 75 years old. I am suffering from cancer of the
breast and lung, presently undergoing treatment at hospital. From all
indications my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have
courageously advised me that I may not live beyond next month; this is
because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage.

I was brought up in an orphanage home, and was married to my late husband
for many years without a child. Unfortunately my husband died in a fatal
motor accident and since his death I decided not to re-marry, I inherited
the sum of (US$8.2,000,000.00) Eight Million Two Hundred Thousand United
States Dollar from my late husband who was an industrialist.

Presently, this money is still in the bank custody in abroad, and the bank
management contacted me recently as the legitimate beneficiary to inform me
of the maturity date of my late husband's deposit in their bank or rather
issue authorization letter to somebody else to receive it on my behalf
since I cannot come over as a result of my illness, or they get it
confiscated.

It is my wish that you receive my inherited fund from the bank and invest
it into a LUCRATIVE BUSINESS VENTURE of your choice that will be giving out
profits to be distributed annually among the orphanage homes in your region.

I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a
bold step towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope that
you will help me see that my wishes come true. Please kindly contact me
urgently with my email (j.marazzi1946@yahoo.com) for more details.

I am expecting your kind acceptance reply.

Best Regards
Jacqueline Marazzi

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