419 scam: MISS CAROL MITCHELL <s------js@att.net> EMAIL MESSAGE SENT TO YOU ON 20/03/2011:

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: MISS CAROL MITCHELL <s------js@att.net>
Reply-To: mcarol@live.co.uk
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 01:30:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: EMAIL MESSAGE SENT TO YOU ON 20/03/2011:

Hello Beloved,

I am Rev. Sister Carol Mitchell a Missionary in St Peters CatholicChurch London United Kingdom, But I am Citizen of America fromCalifornia USA.I am very sick now and I deposited the Sum of 6MUSD inIntercontinental bank London United Kingdom, But my Doctor here in theHospital told me that I will not survive this Sickness that I have onlyfew more weeks to live.

So I want you to help me stand as my next of kin to IntercontinentalBank London here Transfer this 6MUSD to you, But note that you willtake 3MUSD out of this 6MUSD and give the remaining 3MUSD to anyCharity Home around you because that was the vow I made to my GodAlmighty before I became a Missionary.

I want you to get back to me immediately if you are interested to standas my Next of Kin, So that I can introduce you to my Doctor and directyou on how to proceed before I pass away in this world as i have onlyfew weeks to live according to my Doctor.

Thanks,

Missionary Carol Mitchell.
>From St Peters Catholic Church 136 Clerkenwell Road,
London EC1R 5DL, United Kingdom.

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