419 scam: "LADY DIANNE GREGSON" <ladydiannegregson048@hotmail.co.uk> MY BEQUEST..."Gregson Charity Foundation"

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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. )
- ",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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- diannegregson0901@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LADY DIANNE GREGSON" <ladydiannegregson048@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: diannegregson0901@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 20:31:46 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MY BEQUEST..."Gregson Charity Foundation"

52 Robson Street,
Manchester M41 7TE,
England.

Here writes Lady Dianne Gregson, suffering from cancerous ailment. I was
diagnosed of cancer about 2 years ago. I was married to Sir Richard
Gregson, an Englishman who is late. When my late husband was alive he
invested in stocks the sum of Three Million GBP (£3,000,000.00 GBP),
which he derived from his vast investment in capital market with a
Security Company here in the UK.

My late husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the
less-privileged individuals in the society, as we both had passion for
those people who cannot help themselves due to physical disability or
financial predicament. I can adduce the fact that, we needed a Child from
this relationship which never came.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the
cancerous problem I am suffering from and I will be going in for an
operation later today. I have decided to donate this money to you and
want you to use this gift which comes from my husband's effort to fund
the upkeep of orphans,destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged
children and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.

I took this decision because we do not have any child and my husband
relatives are bourgeois and they are very wealthy individuals. I do not
want my husband's hard earned money to be misused or invested into
ill-perceived ventures hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank
in UK where values of the stocks are deposited. I will also issue you a
Letter of Authority that will empower you as the original beneficiary of
this fund, but I need you to assure me that you will act just as I
havestated herein.

You can contact me through my personal email
address:diannegregson0901@hotmail.co.uk, Hope to hear from you soon.

Lady Dianne Gregson

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