419 scam: Miss Esther Paul Wayne <miss.estherpaulwayne2@gmail.com> I am waiting to hear from you as soon as possible

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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Esther Paul Wayne <miss.estherpaulwayne2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: missestherpaulwaynem1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:40:38 -0800
Subject: I am waiting to hear from you as soon as possible

My Dear Love

My Dear Love I am very happy with great excitement, my heart was full of
thoughts and fear, if my situation as you don't know me will touches your
heart to come for my help, first let me introduce myself to you once again,

My name is Esther Paul Wayne, I am 24 years old, I am from Guinea-Bissau
in Africa, but I live here in the judicial camp in Burkina Faso, where I
seek refugee. I am the only daughter of the late General Paul Wayne. My
father was a soldier who worked in the United Nations peacekeeping
contingent in Guinea-Bissau to fight against terrorism.

My dear I have amount of $ 3.5 million that my father keeps here in Burkina
Faso before his death, he transferred the money to a UBABank here in my
name please i want you to help me transfer it to your account before I come
over to meet you in your country Please,

I am waiting to hear from you as soon as possible
Yours sincerely,
Miss Esther Paul Wayne

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