419 scam: Monica Williams <monica20@cptelnet.com> DEAR BELOVED PLEASE I NEED UR URGENT REPLY

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
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.
- monica_williams2010@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Monica Williams <monica20@cptelnet.com>
Reply-To: monica_williams2010@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:27:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAR BELOVED PLEASE I NEED UR URGENT REPLY

DEAR BELOVED,

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

I
AM MRS, MONICA .PAT. WILLIAMS FROM SIERRA LEONE, A WIDOW TO LATE MR
JOHNSON WILLIAMS I AM 55 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTIAN CONVERT,
SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, FROM ALL INDICATION MY
CONDITION IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T
LIVE MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE
CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY WORST STAGE.

MY
LATE HUSBAND AND MY ONLY CHILD DIED LAST FIVE YEARS , HIS DEATH WAS
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS A VERY RICH AND WEALTHY
BUSINESS MAN WHO WAS RUINING HIS GOLD AND DIAMOND BUSINESS SIERRA LEONE
AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. MY
DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, SO I
NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA,ASIA,AND EUROPE. I
COLLECTED YOUR ADDRESS DURING MY DESPERATE SEARCHED AND I PRAYED OVER
IT BEFORE CONTACTING YOU.

I
DECIDED TO DONATE THE SUM OF $3.5,MILLION USD( THREE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEGES BECAUSE
I CANNOT TAKE THIS MONEY TO THE GRAVE. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT
THIS FUND IS LODGED IN A BANK IN IVORY COAST IN WEST AFRICA WHICH IS
THE COUNTRY WHERE I AM CURRENTLY RECEIVING TREATMENT

ONCE
I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL FORWARD TO YOU ALL THE INFORMATION'S YOU WILL
USE TO GET THIS FUND RELEASED FROM THE BANK AND TO BE TRANSFERRED TO
YOU. I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT,WILL BE SURE FOR THE MAIN PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND
OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY. MAY THE GRACE OF
OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY.

PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL(monica_williams2010@hotmail.com)

SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS

YOURS BELOVED SISTER IN CHRIST.

MRS MONICA PAT. WILLIAMS

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