419 scam: "Mrs. Tellervo B.Rubinson" <mrs_tellervo@rediffmail.com> Hi, Greetings Dear and Reply Urgent........

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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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Tellervo B.Rubinson" <mrs_tellervo@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.tellervo2011@safe-mail.net
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:27:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hi, Greetings Dear and Reply Urgent........

Greetings Dear,

I am Mrs Tellervo B.Robinson an America citizen and an aging widow suffering from long time illness. i am currently admitted in a hospital here in Accra Ghana my husband home country. Both of us have been for years in marriage that lasted for 38 years without any child before we gave our life to Christ in the year 2000.

Please I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband Mr Bergroth Robinson, The amount of (â‚¬)3.800, 000.00 Euro which he deposited in one of the International Bank in Europe and I need a honest and God loving person who have the feelings of human being that can use this funds for God's Charity work and 15% out of the total funds will be for your compensation for doing this work of God. Please if you would be able to use these funds for the Lord's Charity work Please kindly reply as urgent as possible for more details.

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family's Amen.

Your Sister In The Lord,

Mrs Tellervo B.Robinson.

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