419 scam: "Debbie Freeman"<admin@czu-czu.com> Yours In Christ

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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. )
- "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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- debbiefreeman67@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Debbie Freeman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <debbiefreeman67@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 21:06:19 +0100
Subject: Yours In Christ

Dear beloved one in Christ,

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came across your
email contact from my personal search and I instructed the doctor here in these
hospital to help me email you and I believe that you will be honest to fulfill
my final wish before I will die.

I am Mrs Debbie Freeman from Utah United State of America Utah, I am 69 years
old, I am deaf and don't hear and suffering from a long time cancer of the
breast.From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors
have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months,
this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage. I was brought up
in a motherless baby's home, and was married to my late husband Johnson Freeman
for twenty years without a child.

My husband and I are true Christian's,we lived all day in Abidjan, Ivory coast,
since he was working here as a contractor, but quite unfortunately,he died in a
fatal motor accident.Since his death I decided not to re-marry and because of my
bad stage of health,I sold all my inherited belongings to me and my late husband
and deposited all the total sum of $25.8million dollars with a security company
in United States New York.

Presently, this money is still in the security company as VALUABLE ITEMS, and
the management of the Security Company in New york just wrote me as the
Legitimate beneficiary to come forward to receive the money after keeping it
for so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it
on my behalf since I can not come over as a result of my illness, or they get
it confiscated.Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been
undergoing treatment.I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have
told me that I have only a few months to live.

It is my last wish to see that these my hard earn money is invested in any
organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charities
organization, the poor and the motherless baby's home where I come from.I want
your good humanitarian,to also use these money to fund churches, orphanages and
widows around your environmentalists.

I must let you know that these was a very hard decision, but I had to take a
bold step towards these issue because I have no further option, I hope you will
help see my last wishes come true.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Security
Company in United States New York. I will also issue a letter of authority the
Security company, which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my
funds.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.Hope to
hear from you soonest.

I await your reply on this my beloved.Email debbiefreeman67@aol.com

Yours sincerely sister in Christ,

Mrs Debbie Freeman

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