419 scam: Caroline Becky <carolinebecky41@yahoo.com.br> I Need Your Urgent Assistance.

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Caroline Becky <carolinebecky41@yahoo.com.br>
Reply-To: carolinebecky66@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:51:54 +0700
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Assistance.

Happy New Year Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail
to you, I believe you are a highly placed person considering the fact
that I got your profile from a human resource database of your
country. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with
what I am about telling you, I request you treat it with seriousness.
I am Mrs. Caroline Becky from United States of America .I am 75 years
old. My Late husband who was a contractor with Kuwait government on
commercial farming died in a plane Crash with my only son on their
business trip to Philippines. When my late husband was alive, he
deposited $3,000.000.00 USD(Three Million United State Dollars) in a
Local Bank in Cote D Ivoire for Motherless Babies home Project and
orphanage Home Foundation. We plan to re-locate to South Africa to
commence the Project before he died. May His Soul Rest in Peace, The
above stated funds was deposited in Bank account with the bank and can
be received by anybody I authorized them to
wire the fund. Presently,
my doctor said that I will die in the next 3months due to cancer and
my old age. I do not want the funds to be with the bank without
anybody receiving it if I die .The fund will be used to help the HIV
patients, Motherless babies homes, help the poor and the disabled in
your country. Respond back to me so that I will present you to the
bank as my late husband next of kin and authorize the bank to wire the
funds to your country. May God bless you Mrs Becky

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