419 scam: Madam marina vamvakas Vamvakas <madam.marinavamvakas200@yahoo.com.ph> THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED

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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:
- ",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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "mrs.marinavamvakas200@yahoo.in" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Madam marina vamvakas Vamvakas <madam.marinavamvakas200@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: mrs.marinavamvakas200@yahoo.in
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:02:32 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED

Greetings from madam marina vamvakas,

after going through your information over the internet i

decided to contact you for friendship and assistance for

distribution of my inheritance towards charity. My name is

Madam marina vamvakas; I am a dying woman who has decided to

donate what I have for the good work of charity. I am 60

years old and I was diagnosed for breast cancer for about 2

years now.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have

inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of

God, rather than allow my husband evil relatives to use my

husband hard earned funds ungodly. They don't care about man

kind, all they care is how to rob some money from me and

spend them ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord forgives

me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he

has because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for a

surgery soon and I want to make sure that I make this

donation before undergoing my surgery.

I decided to donate the sum of $2,500,000 (two million five

hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the

lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and

also for the assistance of the widows and unfortunate

mothers. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls

right now due to the fact that my husband's relatives are

always around me and trying to see if they can overhear my

conversations and my health status as well.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you

abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend

the good work to others. I have informed my consultant about

the ($2,500,000.00). it is true that I don?? know you and

you don't know, but I have been directed by God to contact

you for this. Thanks and God bless. I will direct you

further after hearing from you.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this

matter until the task is accomplished as I don't want

anything that will jeopardize my wish. Also I will be

contacting with you only by email as I don't want my husband

relations or anybody to know because they are always around

me.

Reply me through this my most private

email:mrs.marinavamvakas200@yahoo.in

Regards,

Madam marina vamvakas.

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