419 scam: Mrs Luci John <madam.luci_john@btinternet.com> My Dear

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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:
- "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 state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Luci John <madam.luci_john@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: mrs_johamzi@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:23:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: My Dear

My Dear,

I don't know how my generosity offer may sound to you, especially as it
comes from a stranger, but I know that almighty will open your heart to acknowledge this message with faith.

My name is Mrs Luci John, I was born in Kuwait and married to Mr. John Hamzi who was a Cocoa and Gold merchant in Ivory Coast for 21 years before he died on second november 2007, we were married for eleven years without a child, He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a Child outside my matrimonial home, when my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of One million Five hundred thousand United State Dollars. ($1.500, 000USD) in one of the leading bank here in Ivory Coast and also 30 kilograms of alluvial gold dust which he deposited in a security company here for safe keeping, my doctor told me on Monday that I should start looking for whom to will my properties due to my Cancer and Stroke sickness, he made it clear to me that he is not going to guarantee my life in this
surgery.

I will like to hand you over this fund and my properties, to use it for NGO program, or to establish a manufacturing company to create employment for jobless and less privilege people, to help poor street children as I cant invest it here in Ivory Coast due to bloody political crisis here in my country, I want to hand over this fund to you as a donation as it was my vow to establish charity project before I leave the world.

I took this decision because I don't have any Child that will inherit this fund, my husband relatives have seized all his investments due to that I don't have a Child, and I don't want my husband efforts to be used by the vultures, or a situation where this fund will be used for sponsoring war as my husband relatives are all dirty politicians, charity org has been my aim of donating this fund for charity work before my illness came to critical condition last monday morning, I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my condition.

I don't want anybody to know about this project, as soon as you response to this message I will inform the bank for immediate transfer of this fund to your personal bank account for this project, I will offer you 20 percent of the total fund for any expenses that may occur during this charity work, and I want you to always pray for me for my up coming surgery,

Yours Sister,

Mrs Luci John.

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