419 scam: Mr's Stella Safar <aw_0012002@yahoo.co.jp> Greetings to you From Mrs. Stella Safar

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr's Stella Safar <aw_0012002@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: aw_001300@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:34:25 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Greetings to you From Mrs. Stella Safar

Greetings to you From Mrs. Stella Safar!

How are you doing, Hope you and your family are alright, I was Divinely touched to make a free donation of my fortune.

Please I am sorry that I contacted you by email but this is the only way I can reach to you because of my present health condition.

Meanwhile I have gone through your email over and over and I am talking of $3,500,000 US dollar in the bank inherited from my late husband Mr David Safar which i have meant for A good charitable work of God to less privilege (Orphans, patients, widows, disabled, war victims etc) among us through your contact. I sort your contact by the special grace of God and used this possible means to reach you because I can not talk on telephone regarding my illness. Please, hark to this humble letter from I Mrs. Stella Safar 53 years old, I am childless widow and a Christian fellow suffering from an esophageal cancer.

For long now I have been suffering from the pains and agony of the illness, I have undergone series of treatments but no improvement. Recently my doctor declared that I will not last forth coming Month and my living is unpredictable.

Besides, I am not sure of my recovery; By the special grace of God i wish to make a generous offer of this sum ($3.5 Million USD) through you. I want you to carry out this solemn work of God on my behalf with fear of God because my days are numbered and i can not continue. I declare 30% of the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will go to the charity work.

Soon, I will give you the contact address of the bank in ivory coast, as soon as I am convinced of your honesty. Moreover, further discusion on this matter will require your official presence to change the related documents to your name of course my illness will not allow me to move out of this hospital bed, meanwhile the bank will also request for your present to sign the release order document considering the transfer involved ($3,500,000.00 US).

On this reason you will make arrangement to undertake 3/4 working days in order to meet with bank and make sure that the fund are transfer into your account for the charity project.

I hope my letter will find you in a suitable health situation. Don't forget always pray for me because all my hope to survive is in the hand of God the author and finisher of my life.

i want you to take your time and think about this, and re-assure me that you will use this fund as desired by my late husband and myself, because the use of this fund for the above mentioned projects, will be the only way our spirit will be at rest.

Please i will be hoping to hear from your hopeful response.

may the almighty God be with you and guide you in all your endeavour.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Stella Safar

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