419 scam: "MADAM SARAH DAVIS" <sarah@ymail.com> CHARITY PROJECT.

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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. )
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MADAM SARAH DAVIS" <sarah@ymail.com>
Reply-To: madamsarahdavi@senoyna.org
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:09:37 -0500 (PET)
Subject: CHARITY PROJECT.

Here writes Madam Sarah Devids(Phd.Msc,Fsd),I am married to Engineer
Devids colmoan an Englishman who is dead.When my late husband was alive
he deposited the sum of 5 Million(Five Million Great Britain Pounds
Sterling which were derived from his vast estates and investment in
capital market with a security company here in UK.Presently, this money
is still with the online bank.

My Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous
problems I am suffering from. 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.
Contact me on my most private and confidencial email
address :(madamsarahdavis@senoyna.org)

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