419 scam: From Mrs Kate Smith <sister000@btinternet.com> Greetings From A Sacred Heart

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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 united states 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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: From Mrs Kate Smith <sister000@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: katecares@cantv.net
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:00:37 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Greetings From A Sacred Heart

Greetings From A Sacred Heart
Dearest in Christ

Be bless in the name of God and sorry to intrude into your privacy.As i hope that this mail meet you in good sense of mind.

Please read this mail gently and try to absorb the content therein as this is not one of any such mail you read but i have prayed and fasted irrespective to my present predicament believing God that i shall meet the right person that will be sincere,faithful and God fearing.

My name is Mrs Katherine Smith,I am from Abidjan the capital city of COTE D'IVOIRE.I am married to late Mr.Solomon Smith who was a cocoa merchant and died as a result of the war in my country.We were married for twenty years without a child.He died as a stray bullet hit him during the war.Since his death I decided not to remarry.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Ten Million united states dollars(10,000,000.00)USD in a Commercial Bank here in the federal republic of COTE D'IVOIRE. Recently,I was confirmed to be suffering from Cancer and the Doctors informed me that i will not last for the next two months..

Hence I decided to donate this fund to CHARITY varying from church,mission,the Orphanage and motherless babies
home, organization or good person that will utilize this money to help the poor.

Please, contact me as soon as you receive this message if you will be able to handle this project by assuring me of your willingness and capabilities as well as your sincerity and not capitalizing on my present health Condition to betray me;respond back to me here of your willingness here at katecares@cantv.net

I await to hear from you in due course as any delay from may cause me to look for someother person as well.

To God be the Glory
Mrs. Kate Smith
Email:katecares@cantv.net

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