419 scam: Rebecca Barry <r_barry4u10@yahoo.co.jp> CLAIMS OF CHARITY WORK FUND!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- r_barry4u11@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Rebecca Barry <r_barry4u10@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: r_barry4u11@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 21:07:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CLAIMS OF CHARITY WORK FUND!

CLAIMS OF CHARITY WORK
FUND!

ASSALAMUALAIKUM!! MY NAME
IS, MRS. REBECCA BARRY, WIDOW FROM FRANCE SUFFERING CANCER ILLNESS OF THE LUG
DESPITE THE FIBROID AND TUMOR WHICH DENIED ME A CHILD AS A RESULT I MAY NOT LAST
TILL THE NEXT TWO MONTHS ACCORDING TO MY DOCTOR REPORT. I'M MARRIED TO LATE
MR.JOHN BARRY AND WE WERE MARRIED FOR ELEVEN YEARS WITHOUT ANY CHILD BEFORE HIS
DEATH .

DUE TO MY PRESENT SITUATION
RIGHT NOW. I HAVE SOME FUNDS I INHERITED FROM MY LATE HUSBAND IN SUM OF ONE
MILLION (£1,000,000.00.) I NEEDED A
VERY HONEST AND GOD FEARING PERSON WHO CAN USE THE FUNDS FOR CHARITY WORK IN ANY
PART OF THE WORLD, I FOUND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FROM INTERNET AND I DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU FOR THE CHARITY WORK.

PLEASE IF YOU WOULD BE ABLE
TO USE THE FUNDS FOR THE CHARITY WORK, CONTACT ME BACK WITH YOUR IDENTITY SUCH
AS: YOUR COMPLETE NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND OCCUPATION, SO THAT
I SHALL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS FUND FOR CHARITY WORK PROJECT. EMAIL ME
AT r_barry4u11@yahoo.co.jp ASSALAMUALAIKUM!!

ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME FOR GOD
INTERVENTION.
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS.

FROM MRS. REBECCA BARRY.

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