419 scam: Monica Hamsa <monica_hamsa@yahoo.com> Please Confirm On Receipt

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- monica_hamsa@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Monica Hamsa <monica_hamsa@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:59:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please Confirm On Receipt

Dearest,

My name is Mrs. Monica Hamsa. I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you as my heart has chosen you. I am 79 years old, suffering from a long time cancer of the breast which also affected my brain some years ago after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God, due to i had NO child or any relatives around me, Soon i will die and i have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God.

I have decided to Donate the sum of 6,500,000(Six million Five hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the Lord, to help the motherless and less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows with part of the fund.

My Attorney and the finance company will arrange the transfer of the fund once I authorize them to do so and that would be when I hear from you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the fund well and always extend the good work to others.Note this funds must be used as i have stated, I want you to have in mind that money without God is nothing, beside we all will die someday and leave all the money for the living,

according to my Doctor, i have just 3months to die, Please pray for me, this may get you back how i got your contact email, i saw it on a web after praying to God to direct me to the right person to use this money as i want so my name will last forever on earth, that is all i want and why am donating this money.

Kindly get back to me as soon as possible, i will direct you on how to reach the attorney as soon as i hear from you.

God Bless You

Mrs. Monica Hamsa
E-mail monica_hamsa@yahoo.com

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