419 scam: Mrs Hanna hudson <frankgadams58@gmail.com> Attention!!

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- hannahudson38@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Hanna hudson <frankgadams58@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hannahudson38@aol.com
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:08:57 +0800
Subject: Attention!!

To whom it may concern,

It's my pleasure to contact you to seek for your urgent assistance in this
humanitarian social investment project to be establish in your country for
the mutual benefit of the orphans and the less privileged ones, haven't
known each other or met before, I know that everything is controlled by God
as there is nothing impossible to him. I believe that you and I can
cooperate together to actualize this desire, please open your heart to
assist me in carrying out this benevolent project in your country. I am
Mrs. Hanna Hudson. A dying widow who has been hospitalized, undergoing
treatment for brain tumor disease, I believe that you will not expose or
betray this trust and confidence that I am about to entrust to you for the
mutual benefit of the orphans and the less privileged ones. My late husband
made a substantial deposit with the Bank which I have decided to hand over
and entrust the sum of ($7,500,000.00USD) in the account under your custody
for you to invest it into any social charitable project in your location or
your country. Based on my present health status I am permanently indisposed
to handle finances or any financial related project.

This is the reason why I decided to contact you for your support and
help to stand as my rightful beneficiary and claim the money for
humanitarian purposes for the mutual benefits of the less privileged ones.
Because If the money remains unclaimed with the bank after my death, those
greedy bank executives will place the money as an unclaimed Fund and share
it for their selfish and worthless ventures. However I need your sincerity
and ability to carry out this transaction and fulfill my final wish in
implementing the charitable investment project in your country as it
requires absolute trust and devotion without any failure. Meanwhile It will
be my pleasure to compensate you with part of the total money as my
Investment manager/partner for your effort in handling the transaction,
while the remaining amount shall be invested into any charity project of
your choice there in your country.
Please I'm waiting for your prompt response@(hannahudson38@aol.com)if only
you are interested. I will send you further details and the bank contact
details where the fund has been deposited for you to contact the Bank for
immediate release and transfer of the fund into your bank account as my
rightful beneficiary.
May God bless you and your family.
Respectfully.
Mrs,Hanna Hudson.
Written from the Hospital.

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