419 scam: Mrs Rita Williams <pdiop8989@gmail.com> Dalla signora Rita Williams

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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: Mrs Rita Williams <pdiop8989@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ritawill0121lj@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 01:01:07 -0700
Subject: Dalla signora Rita Williams

Carissimo in Cristo,
Sono la signora Rita Williams, ho sposato il signor David Williams,
per 19 anni senza figli e mio marito Ã¨ morto nel 2007. La sto
contattando per farle conoscere il mio desiderio di donare la somma di
(6.500.000 dollari) che ho ereditato dal mio defunto marito alla
beneficenza.
Voglio donarti 6,5 milioni di dollari in modo che utilizzi il 70% di
questo fondo per aiutare i poveri, mentre usi il restante 30% per la
tua famiglia.
Attualmente il fondo Ã¨ ancora in banca. Recentemente, il mio medico mi
ha detto che ho una grave malattia che Ã¨ problemi di cancro (cancro
del sangue e malattie del parkinson) e non resisterÃ² per i prossimi 2
mesi.
Voglio una persona che utilizzi questo fondo per orfanotrofi, scuole,
chiese, vedove, propagando la parola di Dio nel suo paese.
Rispondimi per ulteriori informazioni su come ricevere questo fondo.

Tua sorella in Cristo
La signora Rita Williams

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