419 scam: =?UTF-8?B?TXJzLsKgTWlsaWNhwqBTcmJ0ZXN0?= <ekekieluzaki01@gmail.com> From Mrs Milica, I will appreciate your urgent reply

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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)
- "remain blessed" (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.
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.
- milica.srtbest@bk.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?B?TXJzLsKgTWlsaWNhwqBTcmJ0ZXN0?= <ekekieluzaki01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: milica.srtbest@bk.ru
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 14:55:24 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Milica, I will appreciate your urgent reply

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Dear Friend
Greeting to you and your beloved family,please my name is Mrs.Milica Test
a widow from Serbia Republic, am married to Mr Steele Bowe who worked
with Canada Embassy in Burkina Faso for ten years before he died in years
2015, we were both married for good eighteen years but all our years in
marriage was not blessed with a child and since after his death i decided
not to re-marry as i inheritedall his belongings.

Now am 64 years old suffering for cancer of pelvis, small bowel & around
my liver, as a result i cannot eat & been hospitalist here in indian general
hospital, from all medical indications my condition has really deteriorated,
the doctor recently told me that i will not last more than three months and
base on this notice i took my decision to dispatch my wealth and inheritance
to the less privileges ,churches,poor/needy and to the widows propagating
to the word God to ensure that the house of God is maintained as well ,

I'm writing you to confide on you this charity work as am willing to release
the valued sum of $4.3 Million for this purpose and i want to know if you can
do the work as well and utils the fund as am going to instruct herein,like this
40% of the total fund shall be for you and your beloved family while 50%
goes to the charity work, and 10% shall be send to my doctor here in india.

So upon your reply then i will give you the direction on how to receive the
fund, feel free to write me on the following address, ( milica.srtbest@bk.ru )
Thanks and remain blessed
Mrs. Milica Srbtest

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