419 scam: Sharon Mia Richardson <claramund66@gmail.com> Hello My Beloved.

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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)
- ",500,000" (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.
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.
- sharonmiarid01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sharon Mia Richardson <claramund66@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sharonmiarid01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 18:02:49 -0700
Subject: Hello My Beloved.

I was compelled to write to you under humanitarian grounds.

My name is Mrs. Sharon Mia Richardson from London, I am a 65 years
aging widow to the late Mr. Kunle Bonna Richardson, suffering from a
long illness. From all indications my condition is really
deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than 6
months according to my doctor. I have huge funds of $10,500,000.00 USD
{Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars} I inherited
from my late loving husband Mr. Kunle Bonna Richardson which he
deposited in the bank.

I contact you because I need someone to administer the account to his
or her name, to use these funds for Charity work, to build a
charitable organization, and help the Less Privileges. I took this
decision, since I don't have any child that will inherit this fund,
and I don't want my late husbandâ€™s hard earned money to be misused.

I would appreciate a reply from you as soon as possible. Reply to my
private email: {sharonmiarid01@gmail.com}

Thank you,
Yours to the Lord,
Mrs. Sharon Mia Richardson.
E-mail: {sharonmiarid01@gmail.com}

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam