419 scam: "Mrs Judith Christopher"<mrsjudithchristopher@gmail.com> Reply me back early

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- madamjudithchristopher@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Judith Christopher" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <madamjudithchristopher@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:12:56 +0100
Subject: Reply me back early

Hello Dear,

My name is Mrs. Judith Christopher. I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to charity through you. I am 68 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, before the death of my only child and my husband in Libya few months ago who had left me everything he worked for.

When my late husband was alive, he deposited the sum of One Million six hundred and twenty thousand pounds (1,620,000.00) with a box in a security company in London where we lived, which is now wasting and languishing there. I am dying and my Doctor told me that I would not last long due to my complicated health issues, I have cancer.

I have been touched by the lord to donate this funds to better the lives of the less privileged through you for the good work of humanity, rather than allow the security company to misuse my husband's hard earned funds inappropriately.

You may be wondering why I chose you But someone has to be chosen. I decided to reach you directly to solicit for your assistance, I want you to utilize this money in accordance with my will.

I will be going in for an operation in few days time, and I pray that I survive the operation. I have decided to WILL/Donate the sum of (GBP 1,620,000.00) to charity through you for the good work of the lord, and to help the less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows.

Presently, I have informed our lawyer in London about my decision but i didn't let him know it was money inside the box.

Note: when you received this box and the money inside, 35% of the money will go for you, and your family 60% will be used by you for my organization and uplifting of the poor and the needy in your country. then 5% for any expenses you may make in this in case, so any funds you put in this will be balanced back to you in accurate measures. I will instruct my lawyer to arrange for the release of the box to you from the security company as soon as i get your responds. I know i have never met you but my spirit tells me to do this and I hope you act sincerely.

Note that I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish, due to the fact that I do not want the lawyer or the security company members to know it was money inside the box because i do not want anything that could stand in the way of my last wish. Secondly I am doing this with trust please do not fail me when u receive the money. i shall give you the box opening code when i hear from you for you to open it when u receive it.

Kindly reach me as soon as possible with my email.
(madamjudithchristopher@yahoo.co.uk)

Thanks,
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Judith Christopher.

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