419 scam: "Mrs. Merry M. Grant"<contactbdva@skymail.mn> Yours sister In the Lord.

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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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Merry M. Grant" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contactbdvac@skymail.mn>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:16:12 -0700
Subject: Yours sister In the Lord.

Dear Good Friend,

Greetings of peace to you, I am Mrs. Merry married to an Australian who worked with gold mining sector in Ghana, am a devoted god fearing woman, am suffering from long time illness. I have a lungs cancer and currently am admitted in a hospital here in UK. What I and my husband have acquired all this years are left behind in Accra. The amount involved will be mentioned upon your acceptance, he deposited some money with a bank at Ghana and I need your honesty to manage this property funds on behalf of my daughter and for the work of charity.

I am contacting you legally in regards of my Gold Field investment worth, after I lost my husband our relatives and workers over there in Accra could not manage the company properly and the business collapsed all because they wanted to cheat my daughter, I am looking for a foreign Investor to assist me and my daughter in the area of investing these funds in another foreign country for safety and security because I want her to relocate because am not sure of surviving this illness. I have decided to give out my power authorization order to a capable and reputable someone who can manager this investment funds properly for my daughter. I shall reward you handsomely of this as your compensation for your humanitarian assistance even though you might be rich. Pls. do not be surprised of this mail as I have no other option than to make contact in reaching you through this medium due to my critical health condition.

Remain blessed in the Lord,

Yours sister In the Lord.

Mrs. Merry M. Grant

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