419 scam: louisa besson <irj19202@gmail.com> good Lord bless you abundantly.

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: louisa besson <irj19202@gmail.com>
Reply-To: loubes1212@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2023 18:53:19 +0000
Subject: good Lord bless you abundantly.

My Sincere Greetings,

How are you doing today? I am Mrs Louisa Besson from France; I have decided
to donate what I have to you, Churches, Motherless babies, Less privileged,
Widow's because I am diagnosed and dying with cancer. I have been touched
by God Almighty to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband
to you for the good work of God Almighty. I have asked Almighty God to
forgive me and believe he has, because he is a Merciful God, I will be
going in for surgery soon and your prayers will be appreciated.

I decided to donate the sum of "Eight million, five hundred thousand United
States dollars" to you for the good work of God Almighty, and also to help
the motherless and less privileged and also for assistance of the widows
and Less privileged during this Covid 19 Pandemic. As soon as I read from
you, I shall give you info on what I need from you, then you will contact
the bank and tell them I have willed my inheritance to you by quoting my
personal file routing and account information to you for good, effective
and prudent work. I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do
this by God Almighty.

Please I will need you to respect my decision and keep every process of
this confidential until every process is finalized. If you are interested
in carrying out this task, i will need you to get back to me and answer the
below questions,

1). That you are in a position to be trusted with such a large amount of
funds, and that you have a heart for charity and thus would not have any
problems locating the right charity and human aid groups to disburse the
fund to. It would be nice to know what charities you have in mind to donate
the money to?

2). That you are willing to contact the bank holding the deposit to discuss
the terms of releasing the funds to you?

3). That you promise to respect my decision and keep every process of this
transfer confidential top secret until every process is finalized?

4). That you fully understand this transaction and you are ready to proceed
under these terms?

I wish you all the best and May the good Lord bless you abundantly.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Louisa Besson.

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