419 scam: "Mrs.Monica George" <mr4978685@gmail.com> Hello My Dear.

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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "million 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)
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.
- mrsmonicageorge26@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Monica George" <mr4978685@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmonicageorge26@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2023 09:20:21 -0800
Subject: Hello My Dear.

Hello My Dear.

Please permit me to introduce myself. I am the wife of George Robert
do not feel disturbed for contacting you, based on the
critical condition I find mine self, though, it's not financial
problem, but my health, you might have know that cancer is not what to
talk home about, I am married to Mr.George Robert who owner a gold mine in
Burkina Faso, for 25 years before he died in the year
2012.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a
brief illness that lasted for five days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of ($10.4 Million Dollars) I have confirmed
from the bank in Burkina Faso where the fund was deposited presently
this fund is still in Bank. And My Doctor told me that I don't have
much time to live because of the cancer problem, having known my
condition I decided to hand you over this fund to take care of the
less-privileged people.

i will really do appreciate if l can put my trust on you to help me
claim my fund for the mission of the Lord in donating it to the
Motherless Baby Home (ORPHANAGE). I want you to know that am right
here lying on the sick bed at the hospital waiting for the Lord's call
but i really want this mission to be well accomplished by the God sent
Angel who will be doing this on my behalf which is you, So there are
some informationâ€™s you need to forward to the bank, because when the
fund was deposited by my late husband the bank gave him this secret
information should in case he want to withdraw it for security purpose
for them to identify his consignment which is the fund.

I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by the Government. I grew
up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member,

I am expecting your urgent respond.
Here is my private email address (mrsmonicageorge26@gmail.com)

Regards,
Mrs.Monica George

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