419 scam: "Ms.Sheila Atkinson" <mrs.sheilaatkinson1@gmail.com> PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms.Sheila Atkinson" <mrs.sheilaatkinson1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.sheilaatkinson@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2022 17:07:28 +0800
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

Greetings to you

I am writing this mail to you with tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my
heart. As I informed you earlier, My Name is Ms.Sheila Atkinson from the
United Kingdom am 70 Years Old, suffering from long term lung cancer/lung
carcinoma. From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and
it's quite obvious that I won't live more than 2months according to my
doctors.

I am a widow to the late David N. Atkinson,who was a retired diplomat and
one time Vice President of UMKC , and he made a lot of money from the sales
of Gold and cotton while he was a Diplomat For the past Twelve years,I have
been dealing on Coal exportation before falling ill due to lung carcinoma.I
have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband late David N.
Atkinson the sum of Â£30.500,000GBP(Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand
Pounds) which he deposited in the Bank in Switzerland.

I need a very honest and God fearing person church or better still a
Christian individual Or a Muslim that can use these funds for Charity work
helping the Less Privilege and 50% of this money will be for your time and
expenses while 50% goes to charities.I will appreciate your utmost
confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don't
want anything that will jeopardies my last wish.

I CHOOSE YOU AFTER VIEWING YOUR PROFILE AND I HAVE THE CONFIDENT IN YOU
BECAUSE I HAVE PRAYED.

As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the
Finance/bank. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower
you as the new beneficiary of this fund. PLEASE IF YOUâ€™RE NOT INTERESTED IN
THIS OFFER DO NOT REPLY THIS EMAIL

Kindly get back to me as soon as possible.

My Regards to your Family,
Ms.Sheila Atkinson

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