419 scam: "Mrs. Jane Lang" <mrsjanelang@gmail.com> IMMEDIATE REPLY NEEDED

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- mrs.janelang@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jane Lang" <mrsjanelang@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.janelang@yahoo.com.au
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:02:03 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE REPLY NEEDED

Dear Beloved Friend,

Please read this slowly and
carefully, as it may be one of the most important emails you ever get.
I am Mrs. Jane Lang from Australia and was married to Late Engr. Sam
Lang, an oil merchant. He died on
Monday, 21st of July 2008 in
Iraq , after a suicidal bomb blast which i believed was manipulated by
his colleagues and I escaped into Afghanistan Refugee camp with the
box of money.

We were married for 4 years without a child. After his death I decided
not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home. When my
late husband died, his savings worth over the sum of(Nine Million
Seven
Hundred Thousand United States of American Dollars) 9.700.000.00 Usd
in cash which I have donated to the Red Cross Service, telling them
that I shall send them the contact of my late husband’s partner that
the will deliver the box of money to. My Doctor
told me that I would not last long due to cancer problem that befallen
me, though I shall be operated on.

Having known my condition I decided to donate 10% of this fund to
better the lives of the less privileged,70% for investing in
Europe/Asia, real estate and 20% for the person that comes up as my
late husband’s partner. I need honest and trust worthy
individual that will utilize this money in accordance with my
instruction. Then even if I pass into the world beyond now, the
buildings will be turned into charity homes. I took this decision
because I don't have any child that will inherit
this money and my husband relatives are very unkind to me and I don't
want my husbands hard earned money to be misused and let this be what
I will be remembered for when am gone.

If you are not
interested, kindly pardon me for contacting you. Please do contact me
immediately as this money, i have already
deposited it in with the Red Cross Diplomatic officials here and
informed them that i have contacted the real owner of the box. The
money will be delivered to you there in Europe/Asia within the next 2
weeks as
a Red Cross Diplomatic jet leaves here to this 2 Continents.Please
keep this secret until you actualize my aim.

Looking forward to your kind letter of acceptance reply and
contacting a humanitarian .

Thanks,

Mrs. Jane Lang.
mrs.janelang@yahoo.com.au

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