419 scam: "Mrs. Janet Blanchard"<Jan09@netvigator.com> Re: Greetings. CAN I TRUST 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:

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)
- ",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)
- "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Janet Blanchard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <max.ry4n@yandex.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2023 09:53:25 +0200
Subject: Re: Greetings. CAN I TRUST YOU..

My Dear,

My name is Mrs. Janet Blanchard, 72 years old dying widow with no child. Can I trust you? I have proposal for you to set up charity foundation and to help me and my late husband distribute $9,500,000.00 Million Dollars (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) to Poor People, Abused Children, Less Privileged, Churches, Orphanages and Suffering Widows in the society.

If you can handle this project for me, get back to me for more details.

God bless,
Mrs. Janet Blanchard.

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