419 scam: Marie Brigitte PROUVOST <mariebrigitprouvost@live.fr> Bonjour,

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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:
- "mariebrigitprouvost@live.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- marie.brigitteprouvost000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Marie Brigitte PROUVOST <mariebrigitprouvost@live.fr>
Reply-To: <marie.brigitteprouvost000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 14:39:39 +0200
Subject: Bonjour,

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Bonjour,

Je me prÃ©nomme Marie Brigitte PROUVOST, Ex-Adjointe au Service des
Affaires financiÃ¨res de la SociÃ©tÃ© Italo-Tunisienne d'Exploitation
PÃ©troliÃ¨re (SAF/SITEP) d'origine FranÃ§aise, nÃ©e le 27 Mars 1944, femme
stÃ©rile. Du moment oÃ¹ je travaille Ã SITEP ( SociÃ©tÃ© Italo-Tunisienne
d'Exploitation PÃ©troliÃ¨re), j'ai rÃ©ussi certaines transactions par
l'aide du Feu, CARDINAL BERNARDIN GANTIN de la RÃ©publique du BÃ‰NIN qui
gagnait sa part sur chaque virement sur mon compte domiciliÃ© Ã la Banque
INTERNATIONALE DU BÃ‰NIN ( B.I.BE). Durant toute ma carriÃ¨re Ã la SITEP,
mon dÃ©pÃ´t dÃ©clarÃ© Ã la Banque INTERNATIONALE DU BÃ‰NIN ( B.I.BE) est
d'une valeur de 1 316 958 â‚¬. Aujourd'hui, je suis sous-observation
mÃ©dicale pour le mal dont je souffre depuis plus de deux (02) ans et
selon les investigations mÃ©dicales par mon Docteur, Paul ROCK NATTAN mes
jours sont comptÃ©s, j'ai peur de mourir sans puis LegÃ© ma fortune pour
sa bonne gestion. Le feu Philippe LEROY, PrÃªtre diocÃ©sain, dÃ©cÃ©dÃ© le 28
fÃ©vrier 2013, dans sa 74 Ã¨me annÃ©e, m'a rendue visite le 13 juin 2012.
C'est aprÃ¨s mes confessions que, Feu Philippe LEROY m'a conseillÃ© de
faire Dons de CharitÃ© de cette fortune disponible Ã la B.I.BE.

Je tiens vivement Ã respecter les recommandations du feu Philippe
LEROY, c'est pour cette raison que je vous Ã©cris ce message pour
solliciter votre modeste personne Ã devenir mon future lÃ©gataire
(BÃ©nÃ©ficaire). Mon souci le plus ardent est d'aider des personnes en
situation critique. RÃ©pondez-moi si vous Ãªtes d'accord pour
m'accompagner.

Ã‰crivez moi directement par mon adresse e-mail que voici :

mariebrigitprouvost@live.fr / marie.brigitteprouvost000@gmail.com

Marie Brigitte PROUVOST,

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