419 scam: "Mrs.sina forest"<sinaforest12@ipal.com> GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.(USE MY DONATION FOR THE LESS PREVILEDGE)

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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:
- "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. )
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- ",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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a next of kin 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.
- sinaforest12@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.sina forest" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sinaforest12@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:55:48 -0800
Subject: GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.(USE MY DONATION FOR THE LESS PREVILEDGE)

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.

Dear beloved friend,

with warm heart I offer my friendship and greetings, I hope this mail
meet you in good time. However, as we have not met personally or had
any dealings in the past. I have heard so many good things about you,
I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and
immense benefit. I sincerely seek your confidence, as I make this
proposal to you as a person of integrity.

I am Mrs.sina forest from Ireland, deaf and suffering from a long
time cancer of the breast, from all indication my conditions has
really deteriorated and I can not work or do things that are
stressful. According to my doctors they have told me that I may not
live for the next few months, this is because the cancer stage has got
to a very bad stage. I was brought up in a motherless baby's home
before I got married to my late husband for twenty years without any
child. My Husband (James forest) died on air crash on a vacation to
the Canary Islands, Spain.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/20/world/main4365961.shtml,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7572643.stm,
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Madrid-Plane-Crash-Line ,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/21/content_9563750.htm.
Before his death we were true Christians.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry, I sold all my inherited
belongings and deposited all and the sum of ?1,000,000.00 with a
Security Company in Africa. Presently, this money is still with the
company and the management wrote me as the legitimate beneficiary to
my late husband estate to come forward to receive the money for safe
keeping. It has attracted a demur rage as the security fee paid by me
has expired. I rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to
receive it on my behalf since I can not come over because of my
illness or they get it confiscated. So instead of getting it
confiscated I would prefer someone whom I can trust to receive the
funds and utilize it according to my wishes. And the best part of it
is that the security company told me in the letter that they can have
the consignment funds delivered to my approved next of kin in his
house if within Europe or transferred to his bank account a nd if
outside Europe it can be transferred.

Presently, I can only communicate with my laptop in a hospital in
Ireland where I have been undergoing treatment for my sickness. It is
my last wish to see that this money is invested/donated to any
organizations of your choice e.g. the poor homes, the motherless baby's
home, the deaf and dumb/churches. All I seek for is a God fearing
person like you, who will carry out my last wishes. I prayed before I
emailed you today and the Holy Spirit gave me the confidence to send
you this email. I took this decision before I rest in peace because my
time will soon be up.

As soon as I receive your reply I will send you information that will
guard and back you up. All I need from you is a confidential assurance
that the funds when received by you will be used for the said purpose,
I know scams are on the internet and it is difficult to trust but I do
not know why the Holy spirit still approved me to email you about this
out of few email addresses I have, yours was the only one that was
approved for me to contact.

Waiting for your reply.

Yours in Christ.
Mrs.sina forest
Reply to my private email address: sinaforest12@gmail.com
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