419 scam: "Anna D. Estavan"<annadulceestavans@yahoo.co.uk> Reference

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- bearm@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Anna D. Estavan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <annadulceestavan@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 05:24:30 +0100
Subject: Reference

Dear Beloved,

My name is Mrs. Anna Dulce Estavan. I am 77 years old living in United Kingdom. I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you for charity/motherless babies/less privileged in the world. I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago. I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for good work of God. 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 on Friday, which the Doctor said is 50/50 chance of surviving.

I got your contact from a business directory and picked you for this project. I decided to WILL/donate the sum of US$9.8 Million dollars to you for the good work of God. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives (That have squandered the funds I gave them for this purpose before) are all around me and my health status also.

My family lawyer is aware of the fact that I will adjust my WILL, I will advice you contact him with the following details for WILL adjustment (Full Name, Contact Address, Telephone Number and Country of Resident) and once received by him; he will notify me in the hospital to signed the necessary column of the WILL. My Family Lawyer information is Mr. Martin Beard of (Dawson Cornwell Family Law Firm) United Kingdom email: bearm@lawyer.com He will instruct you on every step you need to take and also give you the contact information of the security company I deposited the fund with in a safe keeping box with deposit reference number: TAG/WDS/95773/50015/MSVD/3196NL.

All I ask of you is to make sure that you use this money for the work of God and service to humanity. It is clear that I didn’t know you but I have been directed to do this by God and I wish you all the best, May the good God bless you abundantly as you work toward this humanitarian mission. You are to use 50% of the funds deposited (US$9.8 Million dollars) for this Humanitarian Mission while the other 50% goes to you for abiding to my instructions and carrying out the Good work of God.

Lastly, I want you to pray for me regarding my health, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without God in one's life is vanity upon vanity. If you have to die, says the Lord; keep fit and I will give you the crown of life. I believe we serve the same God and that we are all going back to him when we die. May the Grace of our Lord, the love of God, and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever more, Amen.

Your sister in the lord

MRS. ANNA DULCE ESTAVAN

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