419 scam: "MRS. ANGELA LARSSON" <tigers450@gmail.com> May the peace of the Lord be unto you and your household Amen,

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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:

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. ANGELA LARSSON" <tigers450@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.angelalarsson@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:12:22 -0800
Subject: May the peace of the Lord be unto you and your household Amen,

May the peace of the Lord be unto you and your household Amen,

From Mrs. Angela Larsson, I am touched by God to hand you over this
money considering my last wish, and you should also know that my
contact to you is by special grace of God, please understand that you
are not helping me rather you are working for God the creator of
heaven and earth. And again a widow suffering from a long illness. i
am currently admitted in a private hospital in the country, I have
some funds I inherited from my late loving husband Mr. Larsson Wisdom,
the sum of ($5,500,000.00USD) which he deposited in the bank Here and
I need a very honest and God fearing Christian that can use this funds
for God's work.

I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is
my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived the life of a worthy
Christian and whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in
spirit and Truth.

Please if you would be able to use these funds for the Lord's work
kindly replies to me donâ€™t forget to always pray for me because all my
hope to survive is in God the creator who holds death and life.

Hoping to receive your reply.
Mrs. Angela Larsson.

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