419 scam: "Mrs. Linda Nikko Arthur." <rafatahmadtijani@gmail.com> Hello My Beloved Friend,

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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:
- "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)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- lindaarthur242@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Linda Nikko Arthur." <rafatahmadtijani@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lindaarthur242@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:01:07 +0100
Subject: Hello My Beloved Friend,

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Hi, My Beloved Friend,

I know this revelation will keep you wondering why I should trust you
with this information I am about to reveal to you. I do not have
another way to communicate with you only to send you this email, I am
in despair and my heart bleeds when I send you this letter with the
hope that it will hold your attention and also I want you to make out
time to read this mail attentively in order to understand the reason
why I decided to contact you. My dear, My late husband and I made a
substantial deposit with the Bank, which I have decided to
hand over and entrust the sum of ($11,000,000,Million Dollars)
to you to Invest into a charitable project in your country/position.
Based on my present health status I am
permanently indisposed to handle finances or any financial related
project following my diagnoses. Having known my present health
condition, I decided to contact you to claim the fund since I don't
have any relation, I decided to donate what I have to you for the
support and mutual benefit of the orphans,

This is the reason I contacted you for your support and help to stand
as my rightful beneficiary and claim the fund for humanitarian
purposes for the mutual benefits of the less privileged ones.
reply me with this e-mail address: (lindaarthur242@gmail.com)

I will be waiting for your immediate response as soon as you receive
this massage now.

Sincerely,
Yours in the Lord,
Mrs. Linda Nikko Arthur.

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