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Last updated on July 5th, 2024 at 11:54 am
I happened ot have an interesting email land in my inbox today. As I saw it was listed in the spam folder I still checked it out. When I started to read it i noticed it sounded a bit familiar in its storyline. I also knew what the sender was going to request before I got to the end of the email.
It seems the inheritance scam is back again with a new twist. Now the senders aren’t saying they are searching for someone with a similar surname to collect the funds. They are now portraying themselves as a woman dying of cancer.
Just a note before i go any further. The email may contain real names and valid email addresses. I can’t confirm this but just thought I’d add that note.
Here’s a video reminder of what the inheritance scam is.
The email addreses used
The email i was sent today was from a generic email address of:
<undisclosed-recipients:>” <<undisclosed-recipients:>>
The email was also cc’d to the following Gmail address
“mmrsroseraya” <mmrsroseraya@gmail.com>
The email was sent to my blog email address connected to Reviews and savings pal website.
The email text
My name is Mrs.Rose Raya.from Indonesia,
I know that this message might come to you as a surprise because we
don’t know each other nor have we ever met before but accept it with
an open and positive mind. I have a Very important request that made
me to contact you; I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer disease which
doctors have confirmed and announced to me that i have just few days
to leave, Now that I’m ending the race like this, without any family
members and no child, I just came across your email contact from my
personal search.I’m a business woman from Indonesia dealing with gold exportation here
in the Republic of Burkina Faso. I have decided to hand over the sum
of ($10.5 Million Dollar) in my account to you for the help of
orphanage homes/the needy once in your location to fulfill my wish on
earth. But before handing over my data’s to you, kindly assure me that
you will take only 50% of the money and share the rest to orphanage
homes/the needy once in your country, Return to enable me forward to
you the bank contact details now that I have access to Internet in the
hospital to enable you contact the bank, always
check your email and reply in time for better communications.PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS BELOW FOR MY
CONFIRMATION SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE BANK FOR YOU
TO CONTACT THEM.1. FULL NAME:
2. YOUR AGE:
3. SEX:
4. NATIONALITY:
5. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
7. YOUR MARITAL STATUS:
8. YOUR OCCUPATION:
9. SEND TO ME YOUR PICTURE:
10. YOU HAVE TO ASSURE ME YOU WILL ACT AS I HAVE INSTRUCTED YOU IF THE
MONEY GETS TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.Your early response will be appreciated.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Rose Raya.
A few things that struck me
I noticed off the bat the mention of gold exportation and  Burkina Faso so that means it’s an African scam. I also noticed that if you only accepted 50% of the stated 10.5 Million dollars USD I guess.
I also thought it was similar to the inheritance scam because it asked for all your info upfront.
It also asks for vital info too. all of these are fishy to me.
1. FULL NAME:
2. YOUR AGE:
3. SEX:
4. NATIONALITY:
5. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
7. YOUR MARITAL STATUS:
8. YOUR OCCUPATION:
9. SEND TO ME YOUR PICTURE:
This is a red flag as well.
10. YOU HAVE TO ASSURE ME YOU WILL ACT AS I HAVE INSTRUCTED YOU IF THE
MONEY GETS TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
I don’t get what it means but I assume they will tell you what do they tell you.
Don’t do anything
I would say don’t reply back to the email. Spam it if it is in your inbox. Mark it as phishing if your meal services has that option and block the sender as well.
Don’t fall for this.
Whatever you do, don’t fall for these scams they are just ways to gain personal information so they can turn around and scam someone else. Or gain access to your bank accounts and other personal credit lines.
Please spread the word about these scams to your friends and relatives. As we know if it’s too good to be true it usually is.
