419 scam: <BTGROUP@BTGROUP934.onmicrosoft.com> KINDLY REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL: elenawalden@yahoo.com.hk ASAP

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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:
- "million british pounds" (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)
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- elenawalden@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <BTGROUP@BTGROUP934.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <elenawalden@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 11:19:01 +0530
Subject: KINDLY REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL: elenawalden@yahoo.com.hk ASAP

My Dearest,

Good day to you. Am sorry if this e-mail comes to you as a surprise and unsolicited, I am writing you this e-mail not to bother you but to ask for your assistant based on my personality, and my present condition and in particular what I intend doing for CHARITY.

I am Mrs. Elena Walden, suffering from cancerous ailment. I was married to Late Sir Richard Walden an Englishman. My husband was into private practice all his life before his death. Our life together as man and wife lasted for three decades without a child. My husband died after a protracted illness.

The intention of this email is to employ the expertise of a Charity minded individual, who can identify a viable and guarantee reasonable distribution of my wealth to the needy.

As the going says Money is not everything on earth, it is painful now to let the world now know my present condition as a cry for help I have been suffering from a Heart disease for the past 22 years, and just few weeks ago my Doctors told me I have few weeks to live and my WILL been with my Lawyer which my Family is aware about, but nobody is aware about the 5% of my Bank Worth which is £90,000,000.00 (Ninety Million British Pounds).

I intend to give to CHARITY because I cannot rely on family and closest relatives any more, as they did not show responsible behavior when I entrusted part of my wealth to them to distribute to charity organizations but instead they used the money for their personal needs, because I always have this DREAM to help CHARITY and I have always promised myself that I must give out a part of my wealth to CHARITY, can I please trust you to help me in donating to CHARITY organizations this amount of Money because I have just 2 Months left to die, and as I am writing you this email, I am full of tears as I await my calling from God.

Please reply me back with your below details to enable us proceed further and please keep this confidential.

1. Full Name:. . . . . .
2. Telephone Numbers:. . .
3. Your Age:. .
4. Your Sex:. . . . . .
5. Your Occupation:. . . . .
6. Your Country:. . . . . .
7. City: . . . . . .
8. Your Home Address: . . . . .
9. Marital Status: . . . . . .

Hope to hear from you soon through my private email:elenawalden@yahoo.com.hk

Yours Sincerely

Mrs. Elena Walden.
elenawalden@yahoo.com.hk

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