419 scam: Smith Isabella <ahmaduzulumbuwa@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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.
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.
- smithisabela78@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Smith Isabella <ahmaduzulumbuwa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: smithisabela76@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 02:34:08 -0800
Subject:

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DzieÅ„ dobry,

ProszÄ™, czy mogÄ™ ci zaufaÄ‡, jestem pani Smith Isabella, pracujÄ™ dla
Santander Bank w Stanach Zjednoczonych, piszÄ… do ciebie z mojego
biura, co bÄ™dzie bardzo korzystne dla nas obojga. OdkryÅ‚em jednÄ… sumÄ™
15 milionÃ³w jednego klienta na koncie klienta dla naszych klientÃ³w,
ktÃ³rzy niestety stracili Å¼ycie w wypadku samochodowym z rodzinÄ….
UrzÄ™dnicy naszego Banku czekali, aÅ¼ ktÃ³rykolwiek z krewnych zgÅ‚osi siÄ™
z tym roszczeniem, ale nikt tego nie zrobiÅ‚ od lat. W razie
zainteresowania moÅ¼emy zebraÄ‡ te Å›rodki, jesteÅ› w zasiÄ™gu 50% z nich.

Po potwierdzeniu tej wiadomoÅ›ci i wyraÅ¼eniu zainteresowania przekaÅ¼Ä…
wiÄ™cej informacji. jak najszybciej poinformuj mnie o swojej decyzji

moÅ¼liwy.
Czekam na TwojÄ… pilnÄ… odpowiedÅº pod adresem: smithisabela78@gmail.com

Pozdrowienia,
Pani Smith Izabela.

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