419 scam: "Dorothy Magdy"<mmmjjjsss111@gmail.com> a fellow beloved.

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dorothy Magdy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dotty2kind@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:21:50 -0000
Subject: a fellow beloved.

FROM: Dorothy Magdy

SALVAGING OUR TOMORROW

Good day my beloved friend, I have a serious concern with which I
believe you might be of help and for this reason, I can not but reach out to
someone - a fellow beloved. I Dorothy Magdy, the wife of Mahmoud Mohamed Magdy
who died untimely in an Egypt Air crash of 1999.
You can view this web site for your perusal and find the name of my husband
who perished in that ill fated air disaster.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/egyptair/article/0,,196602,00.htm

I am from the country of Bahamas and married to Mahmoud Mohamed Magdy. I lost
my husband for many years now and I have been living with this pain till
date. We are hospitable people and decided to serve mankind to the best of our
ability. Since the death of my husband,I have tried to live a normal life but all
to no avail. I suffered mentally and and shortly was diagnosed of Cancer.
I lived with the scourge praying earnestly for divine intervention.

Is is in this regard that I write to you after fervent prayers.
Before his death, we had a joint deposited sum of $2.4 Million (Two
Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with a Finance company. I
have decided to ''WILL'' the entirety of this fund to any devoted
believer to achieve this, I need an individual that will
utilize this fund adherently for these purposes:

1: FOR A PROFITABLE SOCIETAL DEEDS
2: FOR THE SICK,LESS-PRIVILEGED
3: FOR THE WIDOWS AND THE MOTHERLESS BABIES

These are the wishes of a dying woman, they are the desires of my heart, hence
my decision as I do not have a child to take over my inheritance. All I need
from you is Truthfulness, Honesty and Sincerity assuring me that you can in all
honesty and obedience utilize the funds for the purpose with which it is meant.
In any a case, a quick response from you will be highly appreciated as I am
already on a count-down and may not have ample time to finalize the procedures.

Until I hear from you, my future plans rest on your shoulders

Dorothy Magdy

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