419 scam: "Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang"<test@cifra.cv.ua> PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THIS MESSAGE

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million united states 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)
- ",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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- leezhangrebecca@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <leezhangrebecca@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2023 15:11:40 +0800
Subject: PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THIS MESSAGE

Good day,

Complement of the day, I am so sorry contacting you in this means
especially when we have never met before.

Based on the critical condition I find myself in, though, it’s
not a
financial problem, but my health,you might have known that cancer
is not
what to talk about,though I don’t know you,and my contact with
you was not
by mistake, but by divine favor of GOD.

My name is Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang, I was married to Mr. Hongsong
Xim Zhang,
who worked with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)
for 18
years before he died on the 22nd of July 2020 in Guangdong China.
We were
married for years without a child. He died after a brief illness
caused by
COVID-19 that lasted for five days.

When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of
US$30,000,000,00
(Thirty Million United States Dollars) in a Security company in
Belgium. Presently
this money is still in the Security company in Belgium. He made
this money available in buying
Real Estate or building Schools for orphanage homes and Less
previlges. But
recently, My Doctor told me that I don’t have much time to live
because of
the cancer problem that was diagnosed in my body.

Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this project
money to
take care of the less-privileged people, Building Schools and
Real Estate
for the Orphanage homes just to fulfill my husband's wishes.

You will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct
herein.

I want you to take 35% of this US$30Million
My security officer will take 5%
The remaining 60% of the money will go to charity people and
helping the
orphanages.

I don’t want my husband’s hard earned money all his efforts to be
used by
the Government. I grew up as an Orphan and I don’t have anybody
as my
family member that can use this and not keep the funds to
themselves due to
greediness and advantage of my illness.

Just to endeavor that the name of GOD is maintained. Am doing
this to
fulfill my husband's wishes so that GOD will forgive my sins and
accept my
soul because this sickness has suffered me so much.

Please note that this fund is 100% Legal and risk free because
both myself
and my late husband deposited this funds for this purpose.

Now as soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact
of my late
husband's security officer who will guide you on how the
US$30Million
should be transferred to your name as the new beneficiary for
this project.

And I will send you an authority letter that will prove you the
present
beneficiary of the money in the security company, that is if you
assure me that you
will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Contact me on this email directly: leezhangrebecca@gmail.com

Hoping to receive your reply soon.

Regards,

Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang

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