419 scam: lena zack <lizy8674@gmail.com> Hello Good day,

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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:
- ",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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: lena zack <lizy8674@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lenazeck000@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:37:31 +0100
Subject: Hello Good day,

Hello Good day,

I got your email address through a directory, I am writing to you with the
help of my medical doctor where I have been admitted to the hospital
because of my serious breast cancer sickness. My name is Mrs. lena zeck
Adalwolf. I am 59 years old woman, am legally married to deceased Mr. Peter
Adalwolf. My husband has lived together for the past 17 years. My deceased
husband worked with an oil drilling company as an expatriate here, before
he died. We were both married without a single biological child of our own.

When my husband was alive, he deposited the sum of one million Euros
(1,000,000.00 euros) with a bank here, in which he signed an agreement with
the bank that the funds will only be used for charity purposes in any
country such as, helping the poor and motherless babies, supporting church
activities and helping the unprivileged children to continue their
education in Europe. My husband made this decision because we have no child
who will inherit the funds in the bank here, and he was brought up by an
orphanage center in Berlin, Germany because he has no family back in
Germany.

I contacted you today because my doctor just informed me that my breast
cancer sickness has gotten worse and they are going to carry out a
serious/deadly cancer surgery by next week which I might not survive
because the disease has eaten deep into my body. I am afraid that if I die
during my surgery next week, the funds in the bank here will be forgotten
because I have no other relatives to claim it.

I want you to help me transfer these funds to your own personal bank
account for this charity work. After the transfer to your bank account; you
will deduct 25% of the total funds for yourself as compensation and use the
remaining 75% to proceed with the charity work in your country. Please
reply to me urgently if you are interested to help me in this charity
transaction so that I will send you more details because I want the funds
to be transferred out from the bank here before my upcoming surgery next
week.

thanks and hope to receive your kind reply soon
Sincerely,

Mrs.lena zeck Adalwolf.

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