419 scam: "Madam.Rita Osborne" <adelina.machado@uem.mz> ATTENTION;

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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 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "barrteddywilliams.esq012@discuz.org" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Madam.Rita Osborne" <adelina.machado@uem.mz>
Reply-To: barrteddywilliams.esq012@discuz.org
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:01:01 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION;

Madam Rita Osborne.
42 Dryden Street,
Leicester, L15,
England.

As you read this,I don't want you to feel sorry for me because I believe
everyone will die someday.Please do not be surprise the way I got your
contact, its obvious that this proposal will come to you as a big
surprise.This is because we have not met you before but I am inspired to send
you this email,my Name is Rita Osborne suffering from cancerous ailment.I am
married to Sir Williams Osborne an Englishman who is dead.My husband was into
private practice all his life before his death.we live together as husband
and wife which lasted for three decades without a child. My husband died
after a protracted illness,My husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-
trodden and the less-privileged individuals as he had passion for persons who
can not help themselves due to physical disability or financial predicament.

I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this
relationship,which never came,when my late husband was alive he deposited the
sum of Ten Million Pounds(£ 10,000,000.00 Million Great Britain Pound
Sterlings)which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital
market with his bank here in UK. Presently, this money is still with the
Bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the
cancerous problems I am suffering from.

Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the
cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I have
decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes
from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers,orphans,
destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged children,barren-women and
persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I
do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill
perceived ventures. I do not want this money to be misused hence the reason
for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I
am going. I do not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my
deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husband relatives
around me,I do not want them to know about this development.

Contact my lawyer with this specified email address

Barrister Teddy Williams (ESQ)

E-mail: barrteddywilliams.esq012@discuz.org

Tell him that I have WILLED £10,000,000 to you by quoting my personal
reference number Law/chamber/solicitors/rt/osb/WILL/9834520012 and I have
also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and
good work.

Remain blessed.
Your Sister,
Madam. Rita Osborne

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