419 scam: MRS ANN PATRA <mrsannpatra34@btinternet.com> YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED..........

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand 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)
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.
- mrs.annpatra4@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS ANN PATRA <mrsannpatra34@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: mrs.annpatra4@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 14:19:58 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED..........

A CALL TO SERVE!!! ( PLEASE DONT IGNORE THIS )

From: Mrs.Ann Patra

Beloved,

Compliments of the day to you! By this e-mail, I do sincerely apologize for my intrusion of your privacy.However, I have a serious concern with which I believe you might be of help and for this reason, I cannot reach out to someone - a fellow Brethren.

My name as given above is Mrs.Ann Patra, Kuwait and married to Saudi Arabian Diplomat Greg Patra. I and my husband have been married for 12 years and has lived and worked around the world as diplomats and worthy ambassadors of both nationalities, until his death to a ghastly auto crash in 2003, shortly after his conversion from Muslim to Christianity. We were a dedicated Christians and decided to serve mankind to the best of our ability.

Since his death, I have lived with the memories, fighting effortlessly to lead a normal life but all to no avail. I suffered mentally and psychologically and shortly was diagnosed of Cancer. I lived with the scourge praying earnestly for divine intervention. Just a month ago, the doctor informed me that the situation now is bad.I was not shocked because i trust God. Brethren, it is in this regard that I write to you, having sourced your address from a database in my late husband's internet dozier after fervent prayers.Before my husband died, he deposited a sum of $3.5Million (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with a Security Company for safe keepings . I have wholeheartedly decided to donate the entirety of this fund to any devoted believer or organization and to achieve this, I need a devoted Christian individual that will utilize this funds adherently for these purposes:

1: For the propagation of the gospel

2: For the sick, less-privileged and destitute

3: For the Widows and the motherless babies e.t.c.

These are the wishes of a dying woman. They are the

desires of my heart, hence my decision as I do not

have a child to take over my inheritance.

Please, understand that I am not doing this because of fear of death as I am certain where my place already is at this point, friends, well wishers, and my husbands relatives are all clambered around me as I sojourn in my hospital bed and are unaware of my plight, hence I will not be able to make an open conversation. When I receive your response, I will advise you on the information that required for this transaction.

All I need from you is Truthfulness, Honesty and Sincerity assuring me that you can in all honesty and obedience utilize the funds for the purpose with which it is meant. In any a case, a quick response from you will be highly appreciated as I am already on a count-down and may not have ample time to finalize the procedures. Any delay in response may compel me to source for other measures or perhaps choose the alternative which I will not be happy to.

Please, do not see this as a strange possibility or an unbelievable opportunity to make wealth, rather see this as a rare chance to assist the less privileged in truth and in spirit with a substance.

I await your immediate response at: Email: mrs.annpatra4@gmail.com

Thank You and God Bless You richly!

Yours Sincerely

Sister Mrs.Ann Patra

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