419 scam: Mrs.Sophia Daniel 94.125.121.143

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- barris_tergodwin@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs.Sophia Daniel
Reply-To: <Barris_tergodwin@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2023 10:38:33 -0700
Subject: 94.125.121.143

Attn : Dear ,

I am Mrs.Sophia Daniel, I am a US citizen, 52 years Old. I reside in the
state of Massachusetts My residential address is as follows
014 Orchard St. Woonsocket, RI 02895 Cambridge Massachusetts, United States,
am thinking of moving since I am now wealthy, I am one of those that
took part in claiming my Inheritance Fund in Cotonou,Benin Republic West
Africa many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over
Us$92,000.00 while in
the United State, trying to get my Inheritance Fund but all to no
avail.

So,I decided to travel down to West Africa precisely Cotonou,Benin
Republic with all my Inheritance documents, and I was directed to meet
Barr.Roy Godwin, who is the member of OUTSTANDING PAYMENT AWARD
COMMITTEE and a Human Rights Activist (Lawyer), and I contacted him
and he explained everything to me. He said that whoever is contacting
us through emails are fake.

He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Inheritance Fund
Right now I am the happiest woman on earth because I have received my
Inheritance funds amounting to $10,500,000.00. Moreover, Mr.Roy Godwin
showed me the full information of those that won lottery and those
whose inheritance had not been paid and the list of all outstanding
contractor that were owed that are yet to receive their payments in
Benin Republic,Ghana and Nigeria and I saw your information's as one
of the victims, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing
with those people, they are not with your fund, they are only making
money out of you.

I will advise you to contact Mr.Roy Godwin directly on this information below.

Name: Mr.Roy Godwin (Barrister)
Email: Barris_tergodwin@hotmail.com
Tell : +2349038124353

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting
you and telling you that your fund is with them, that they are
Government officials it is not in anyway with them, they are only
taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have
nothing.

Take Note,the only money I paid after I met Mr.Roy Godwin was just
$125.00 only for the paper works, take note of that.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mrs.Sophia Daniel,
014 Orchard St. Woonsocket,
RI 02895 Cambridge Massachusetts,
United States.

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