419 scam: "Mrs. Eliana" <sowen1568@gmail.com> Dear GODS Elect,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- mrs.elina921@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Eliana" <sowen1568@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.elina921@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 04:52:09 -1100
Subject: Dear GODS Elect,

Dear GODS Elect,

How are you my Dear Friend, I know this message will come to you as a
surprise, I am Mrs. Elaina Brown , 58 years old, I am suffering from
a long time cancer, I am married to Mr. Smith Brown who worked with
Tunisia embassy in Burkina Faso for nine years before he died in the
year 2018.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died
after a brief illness that lasted for some days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of ( Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand US
Dollars ) )in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso
in west Africa Presently this money is still in bank. He made this
money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.
Recently, My Doctor told me that I donâ€™t have much time to live
because of the cancer problem,

Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money for
Charity work and The less-privileged people, you will utilize this
money the way I am going to instruct herein. once the transaction is
done you will take 30 Percent of the total money for your personal use
While 70% of the money will go to charityâ€ people and helping the
orphanage.

I donâ€™t want my husbandâ€™s efforts to be used by the Gorvernment when i
die , I grew up as an Orphan and I donâ€™t have anybody as a family
member, Am doing this so that GOD will forgive my sins and accept my
soul because this sickness has suffered me so much.

Hoping to receive your reply,

Regards,
Mrs. Eliana
privet My email below (mrs.elina921@gmail.com)

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