419 scam: Laura Martinez <smithdorrathy16@gmail.com> May God be with you

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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:
- "million 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)
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.
- lauramartinez17777@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Laura Martinez <smithdorrathy16@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lauramartinez17777@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 03:20:18 -0700
Subject: May God be with you

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May God be with you

I apologies for intruding into your privacy, especially by contacting
you through this means for an important offer, how are you and your
family over there? My name is Laura G Martinez. I want to
donate my inheritance to the less privileged people in the society. I
live alone and have no family, relatives or children presently. I lost
my beloved husband and two kids in a terrible car accident.I am
suffering from Stomach Cancer and have undergone a series of cancer
treatments but to no avail, I am presently in a special Government
hospital for a cancer operation. After the test result, my doctor said
that I have a short time to live, for this reason I got your email
address on the internet and I am contacting you because I have no
option again. I save my personal money, the sum of USD 5.5 Million
dollars in the Bank. Now that I have a short time to live, I want you
to stand as my representative in your country and build for people
over there in your city or help any orphanage home or poor people with
my money. If you can accept to be my representative then I will give
you 30% of the total amount as your commission and you will use the
balance 70 % for the project. Please I need an honest person who will
take very good care of this project. If you are capable of handling
this project, then I will tell you further steps to take. I suffer a
lot in my life and I am very much afraid of dying without knowing the
destination of my property, I hardly sleep at night and during the day
because I do not want to die without having donated all the property I
have, otherwise I think it would be a mess. Hope to hear from you even
if youâ€™re not interested.
please help me to fulfill my last wish. contact me on Email
(lauramartinez17777@gmail.com)

Mrs. Lauren G Martinez

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