419 scam: "Mrs. Ella Herbert." <clenny201@gmail.com> Greetings My Beloved

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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:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Ella Herbert." <clenny201@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ellah84@att.net
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2022 08:33:40 -0800
Subject: Greetings My Beloved

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My Dearest in the Lord:

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Iâ€™m Mrs. Ella
Herbert. the widow of late Dr. George Herbert, Iâ€™m 56 years old. I am
a Christian convert, suffering from prolonged cancer of the breast,
from all medical indications my condition has really deteriorated and
itâ€™s pretty obvious that I may not live for up to three months owning
to the rapid growth by stage and the excruciating pain that accrues to
it.

I have an amount of $ 7,300,000.00 (Seven Million, Three Hundred
Thousand) only lying fallow with a (West Bank) which I inherited from
my late husband that I will like to will to you for Humanitarian
service, for the church of God, the poor and the victim of cancers and
other vulnerable diseases.

Kindly get back to me for more details on how the fund could be
claimed and transferred to your desired bank account. May the grace
and blessings of God be and remain with you.

I shall be awaiting your response.

Regards,
Mrs. Ella Herbert

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