419 scam: "Mrs. Caroline Sly"<eastly1@yahoo.com> God is the ultimate giver,please pray for me.

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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:
- "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)
- ",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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Caroline Sly" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sly.carox@superposta.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 06:59:49 -0700
Subject: God is the ultimate giver,please pray for me.

God is the ultimate giver!

I am Mrs. Caroline Sly, suffering from long time cancer of the breast and my

condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than

four months according to my doctors because it has eaten deep into the system and

I am fast becoming weaker and so restless.

However, my late husband was a contractor with Nigerian National Petroleum

Corporation here in Nigeria and quite unfortunate we where blessed without a child

though we adopted one and later lost her in a brief illness and that was actually a

terrible experience.

My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his businesses

and wealth and i have decided to part with half of this wealth in contribution to the

development of the churches in Africa, America, Asia and Europe and I am willing

to donate the sum of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) to you for the less

privileged. Please I want you to note that this fund is deposited in a firm.

Lastly, I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity upon

vanity. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship

of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family. You can send your full information.

1. Full Name:

2. Full Address:

3. Your Age:

4. Copy of your id or international passport

Thanks

Mrs. Caroline Sly .

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