419 scam: "Mrs. Mary Brenda Greenberg"<marybrenda3@gmail.com> Greetings my beloved,207.250.49.157 apache

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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:
- ",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)
- "% will be for you" (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)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Mary Brenda Greenberg" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.marybrendafaiser@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 09:27:39 -0700
Subject: Greetings my beloved,207.250.49.157 apache

Greetings my beloved,

I am Mrs. Mary Brenda Greenberg, wife to Late Mr. Martin Greenberg, I am 66 years old , am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast that has affected my hearing with swollen legs and my condition is getting worse daily and has gotten to a severe stage that need surgery operation to correct some complications.

My late husband died during the Liberia war as a relief distributor and we had no child, so I inherited his wealth after his death, but My doctor told me that I may not live much more longer as a result of the sickness and old age, I got scared about what he told me, So I now decided to use the wealth for charity work most especially in countries like Haiti, Chile, America and some Asian countries that natural disaster occured recently leading to loss of life. Your duty is o help me claim the fund out of the security bank and distribute the fund due to my ill health that cannot enable me to folow matter with the security bank.

I selected you after my fervent prayers and fasting and it was revealed to me for this purpose, I have a total sum of #39,000,000.00 Million GBP deposited in a security bank, and I am wishing to give it out for charity and help the poor and take 30% will be for your effort and services, I will be most grateful to hear from you with your personal information to enable me forward them to the security bank for confirmation of my new beneficiary:

(1) FULL NAME ;( 2) RESIDENCIAL ADDRESS :( 3) HOUSE TELEPHONE /
MOBIL NUMBER :( 4) AGE / SEX (5) MARITAL STATUS / OCCUPATION: (6) ID CARD OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT:

In receiving your information my lawyer will communicate you and instruct the security bank to process the release/transfer to your account as my final and true beneficiary to my money.
May almighty God, bless you and family.

Yours truly,

Mrs. Mary Brenda Greenberg

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