419 scam: "ct"<chasratony@hotmail.com> FROM TT 25/2/2012

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "calvary greetings" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "ct" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chasratony@kustik.ru>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:35:07 -0000
Subject: FROM TT 25/2/2012

Calvary greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ.

i am Mrs.Evangelist Tonia Toledo, a widow to late Antonio Hurtado. i am 56 years old.

I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the
Breast, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is
Quite obvious that i won’t live more than 3 months,

According to my Doctors, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.
My late husband killed during the US raid against terrorism in Afghanistan, and during the
period of our marriage we couldn’t produce any Child.

My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, i inherited all his business and wealth
the doctors has advised me that i may not live for more than 3 months, so i now decided to divide the part of this wealth,
to contribute to the development of the church in Africa, America, Asia and Europe.

I am willing to donate the sum of ($70.5, 000.000.00 md u.s dollars), to the
Less privileged. so i will like you to get this fund and use it to help the
poor and the less privileged all over the world.

i honestly pray that this money when transferred will be sure for the said
Purpose, because i have come to find out that wealth acquisition without
Christ is vanity.

May the grace of our lord Jesus the love of god and the
Fellowship of God be with you and your family i await your urgent reply
soon on my privet email add,(chasratony@kustik.ru).

Yours in Christ.

Evangelist Tonia Toledo.

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