419 scam: "Mrs. Elizabeth"<braulio.olan@sanchezgrupo.com> God bless you.

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "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 "dying widow" scam.
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.
- graham14@rambler.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Elizabeth"<braulio.olan@sanchezgrupo.com>
Reply-To: graham13@rambler.ru
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 04:28:23 +0200
Subject: God bless you.

Hello Dear, I am Mrs. Elizabeth Graham, from Australia, lived in South Af=
rica for 17years and London United Kingdom, a widow to late Dr. Barry Gra=
ham. I am 70 years old and presently suffering from Leukemia. My health c=
ondition has gotten worse and just two weeks ago my doctor informed me th=
at my condition has reach a critical stage, and that I have just 3 months=
left. This confirmation from my doctor was and still is devastating news=
; it is hard to know that you have just a little time left to live here. =
My late husband was a contractor in both South Africa and London, he died=
in a plane crash and during the period of our marriage we could not bear=
any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inher=
ited all his businesses and wealth both in South Africa and London-United=
Kingdom. After the doctor=92s medical pronunciation that I have just few=
months to live, I decided to divide my wealth to contribute to your coun=
try and Africa where my late husband as a contractor made lots of money. =
I want to assist you with the funds to do great charity works in your cou=
ntry, this is my last wish. I selected you after searching few websites; =
I prayed and was led to you. I am willing to donate the sum of Three Mill=
ion, Two Hundred thousand United States Dollars (USD$3,200,000.00) to the=
less privileged through you. Please I want to transfer this money to you=
as I am travelling to have my lawyer amend my WILL. If you can handle th=
is fund and very sure to do charity works on my behalf then I will includ=
e your name in my WILL when I meet with my Lawyer, and from there I will =
travel to Australia to meet a specialist as I want to be buried alongside=
my late husband when I passed on. Note that this fund is in the financia=
l institution and upon my instruction; I will file in an application thro=
ugh my family attorney for the transfer of the money into your account fo=
r the said purpose. Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transfer=
red will be used for the said purpose even though I might be late then. I=
have come to find out that wealth is vanity and I made a promise to God =
that my wealth will be used to support the poor and to assist the sick. D=
o let me know if you will be able to handle this fund and use it for the =
said purpose so that I will inform my attorney and my bank on my decision=
. Reply to me using: graham14@rambler.ru God bless you. Mrs. Elizabeth Gr=
aham. A Widow.

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