419 scam: Mrs Beate Biehn-Blank <biehnblank@optusnet.com.au> URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED

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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)
- "mrsbeatebiehn@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "mrsbeatebiehn@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Beate Biehn-Blank <biehnblank@optusnet.com.au>
Reply-To: mrsbeatebiehn@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:57:49 +1100
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED

88 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

Dearly Beloved,
You might not know the sender of this mail. But i
got your E-mail when searching files on trusted people
online. Let me start by introducing myself.
I am Mrs Beate Biehn-Blank(a German nationale).I am
married to Late Dr Beate Alexandra Hildegard.When my
late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $5.5m
(Five Million,five hundred thousand United States
Dollars) which were derived
from his landed properties and investment in capital
market with a bank here in Hong Kong. Presently,this
money is still with the bank.
My Doctor told me that I have few months to live due to
the cancerous problems i am suffering from. I have
decided to WILL OUT this fund to you and want you to
use this gift which comes from my late husbands effort
to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers,
orphans,destitute, the down-trodden, physically
challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove
to be genuinely handicapped financially or physically.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the
contact of the bank in Hong Kong. I will also issue you
my last WILL and testament and provide you the
certificate of deposit that will empower you as the
original beneficiary of this fund. My happiness is that
I lived a life worthy of emulation. Please always be
prayerful all through your life.Please assure me that
you will act just as I have instructed herein.
You are to contact me via e mail:
mrsbeatebiehn@ymail.com

Thanks
Mrs Beate Biehn-Blank
E mail: mrsbeatebiehn@ymail.com

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