419 scam: "MISS CHRISTINE MARIA REDMAN"<christine.redman157@gmail.com> HELLO:....I am MISS CHRISTINE MARIA REDMAN from England

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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.
- christine.redman158@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MISS CHRISTINE MARIA REDMAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <christine.redman158@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:03:13 +0100
Subject: HELLO:....I am MISS CHRISTINE MARIA REDMAN from England

Dear Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well.

Am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. With due respect trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter i feel.

I am MISS CHRISTINE MARIA REDMAN from England; I am 68 years old, Single Mother. I lost my children 7years ago on author motor accident ( Life has being miserable ) , I came to internet, because I needed a friend I could trust, to help me see the need of less-privileges, I am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast which also affected my brain, according to my doctors they have advised me that I may not live for the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage in my system.

I was brought up from a motherless babies home and has being working with Oil well in Iran since 27years, I came back to my country England because of my illness, as a matter of fact I have being in this sick bed for good 3years now, all hospital bill are paid by Queen Elizabeth, as i served her when i was 14 years old.

When i was working with the oil company in Iran, I was able to save up to an Amount of $5million dollars deposited with HSBC Bank London Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the motherless babies home where i come from. I want you use this money to fund, orphanages and widows, I took this decision, before i rest in peace because my time will soon be up.

As soon as I receive your reply on my direct email: christine.redman158@gmail.com I shall give you the contact of the Bank.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to hearing from you soon.

MISS CHRISTINE MARIA REDMAN

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