419 scam: "Mrs Joy Maria Bright"<support@storageline.com> I'm Cancer Patient

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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.
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Joy Maria Bright" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@legaifirm.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:56:19 -0000
Subject: I'm Cancer Patient

Dear Beloved Friend.

I am Mrs. Maria Joy Bright from Switzerland, currently now undergoing medical treatment in India. I am married to Mr. Davis Oliver Bright who worked With Switzerland Embassy in the UK for Nine years before he died in the year December 12th 2019.We were married for eleven years without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four Days. Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a Child outside my matrimonial home, which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $6.5Million (Six Million Five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with UNITED BANK UK Presently in the United Kingdom. Just last week, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next one months due to cancer. Having known my condition I decided to donate this Fund to you as a better Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to Instruct here in.

I do not want them to know about this Development. As soon As I receive your reply I shall give you the contact Of my lawyer who will help you effect the changes to your name as the original-beneficiary of this fund.

If you write me back, I shall reveal more of my WILL to you.

Thanks and God bless you.

Mrs. Maria Joy Bright.

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