419 scam: lpetrucci11@mail.bristol.mass.edu Sequel To Your Non Response Of Our Earlier Letter‏?

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "leoyartey@aol.it" (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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: leoyartey@aol.it
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:51:28 -0800
Subject: Sequel To Your Non Response Of Our Earlier Letter‏?

Dear Beloved,

My name is Mrs. Helen Foster from Ghana but I am Originally from
United State,I spent all my life here with my Late
Husband. I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to
you/ church. I am 78 years old and I was diagnosed for
Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer for about 10 years ago, immediately after
the death of my husband, who has left me everything he
worked for.

I have been touched to donate from what I have inherited from my late
husband to you for the good work of mankind, rather
than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds
ungodly.Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I
have asked God to forgive me and believe he has because He is a
merciful God. I will be going in for an operation by
tomorrow morning.I dont know if I will survive it or not but I wish
you good luck with the funds.I decided to WILL/donate
the sum of $5,700,000 (Five million seven hundred thousand dollars) to
you for the good work of mankind to help the
motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the
widows.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the
fact that my relatives are around me and my health
status.I have adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed
my will to you and he will arrange the transfer of the
funds from my account to you. I wish you all the best and may the good
Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds
well and always extend the good work to others.

Contact my lawyer with these specified details:
Full Name: Barrister.Leo Yartey
Email: (leoyartey@aol.it)

And tell him that I have WILLED ($5,700,000.00) to you by quoting my
personal reference numberLaw/chamber/pz/ud/WILL/
qa5786531/gasa/0056.

And I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for
a specific and good work.I know I don’t know you but
I have been directed to do this. Thanks and God blessI insured the
funds so that nobody will be able to withdraw anything
from it untill it get to you for safety purpose.The Lawyer should be
able make make every neccessary process because he has
been working for me for more than 20 years.every bit of this
transaction is real,I just needed a foreiner like me to help
me use the fund according to my last wishes.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until
the task is accomplished as I don't want anything
that will jeopardize my last wish.And Also I will be contacting with
you by email as I don't want my relation or anybody to
know because they are always around me.Make sure you follow the Lawyer
instruction.

Regards,
Mrs. Helen Foster

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