419 scam: Mrs Gladys <paul.koffi60@gmail.com> Hello Dearest,

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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:
- "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)
- ",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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Gladys <paul.koffi60@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gladyma03@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2022 19:16:49 +0000
Subject: Hello Dearest,

I am Gladys Martin , from USA, was married to late Mr Christian
Martin, now widowed, currently resides with my only daughter Stephanie
Martin in France, she is 16 years of age, I am writing to ask for
your help to please accept my child in the name of God and help me to
raise her up, I grew up as an orphan and now a widow, I have nobody
to help take care of her because I was recently diagnosed cancer and I
have only two months to live, I donâ€™ t want her to suffer again
because she has suffered a lot ever since the death of her father and
my illness.

We have the sum of $5,000,000.00 (Five Million Dollars ) we
inherited from her late father (my husband) We are willing to
transfer this money to you while you help my daughter to come over to
your country to continue her education, and take care of her needs
until she grow up and be able to take care of herself, she is a
lovely child and I donâ€™t want her to suffer anymore, my husband people
abandoned us and confiscated all my husband properties in the states,
and even planned to kills us due to their greed.

We are hiding for now and I donâ€™t want anything to happen to my
beloved child, please help me adopt her as your own child and give her
the best in life, please do hat and God will bless you and your
family, We are willing to offer you the 30% of the total money I told
you about if you help me to adopt my child and train her for me.

Like I said before, I have only two months to live due to this cancer
illness. Please help us.Thanks for your help

Yours
Gladys and Stephanie

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