419 scam: "Lucia Jones"<samantha@jaylonwalsh.ml> Greetings

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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 british pounds" (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)
- ",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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Lucia Jones" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lucia.jones212@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 07:26:19 -0700
Subject: Greetings

I am contacting you as a matter of urgency while solicitation for your assistance. I am Mrs Lucia Jones from the United States of America, but I lived in London for many years. I was diagnosed with cancer of the 20th of June 2022 year. This letter comes from a devastated, sorrowful and emotional laden soul that needs compassion from a kind and conscience driven person. As I have no child, I need someone who has a sincere, compassionate heart of international humanitarian charity.

I deposited the sum of one hundred and fifty million British Pounds (150,000,000 GBP) which I got from the sell of my properties which I deposited in a bank here in London. I want you to help me use this fund to help the less privileged, Orphanage homes and hospitals in your country before I die.

I am willing to give you 20% of the total fund for your personal use, for this humanitarian work, which I plead, that you do for me, while 80% of the money will go to charity. I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust in this matter to accomplish my heart's desire, as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. If my letter touches your kind heart, kindly contact me for more details. I will be waiting to hear from you. Thank you.

Yours
Sincerely
Lucia Jones

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