419 scam: Grace Kayemba <matogomatraore81@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?B?U0FVREHDh8OVRVM=?=

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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:
- "grace.kayemba@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Grace Kayemba <matogomatraore81@gmail.com>
Reply-To: grace.kayemba@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:26:52 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?U0FVREHDh8OVRVM=?=

SaudaÃ§Ãµes,
Meu nome Ã© Grace Kayemba.
Eu sou da Ãfrica Oriental, RepÃºblica DemocrÃ¡tica do Congo (RDC)
Quero que vocÃª me ajude em projetos de investimento, que pretendo fazer em
seu paÃs.
Sou uma viÃºva com dois filhos, mas meu marido e um filho morreram durante o
ataque dos rebeldes contra nÃ³s em Kivu do Norte.
ApÃ³s o funeral de meu marido e dois filhos; Vim aqui na CÃ´te d'Ivoire para
reconfirmar os fundos no banco, no valor de US $5,7 milhÃµes.
Meu plano Ã© que vocÃª receba os fundos (cinco milhÃµes, setecentos mil
dÃ³lares americanos) e eu irei me juntar a vocÃª, para os projetos de
investimento em seu pacÃfico paÃs.
Depois de receber sua resposta afirmativa a este e-mail, darei a vocÃª o
contato do banco aqui, onde o fundo estÃ¡ agora.
Atualmente estou em um campo de refugiados, sem tantas comodidades e
dinheiro, entÃ£o, por favor, gostaria de nos apressarmos, para que eu possa
ter uma nova vida novamente.
Quero que saiba que esta transaÃ§Ã£o Ã© 100% segura e legal, tenho comigo, o
documento de depÃ³sito de fundos, do banco.
Tomei a decisÃ£o de oferecer a vocÃª 20% do fundo total, ou conforme possamos
chegar a um acordo mais tarde.
Aguardo sua resposta.
Obrigado,
Sra. Grace Kayemba.

(grace.kayemba@yandex.com.)

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