419 scam: Margaret Lindley Gisborne <info@magaret.com> In Good Faith

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- mecerkeithfranklinchamber@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Margaret Lindley Gisborne <info@magaret.com>
Reply-To: <mecerkeithfranklinchamber@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:09:40 -0700
Subject: In Good Faith

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Margaret Lindley Gisborne
St Paul Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1HX,England.

Dear Beloved,
As you read this,I don't want you to feel sorry for me because I
believe everyone will die someday.Please do not be surprise the way I
got your contact,its obvious that this proposal will come to you as a
big surprise.This is because we have not met before but I am inspired to
send you this email,my Name is Margaret Lindley Gisborne suffering from
cancerous ailment.I am married to Sir Williams Gisborne an Englishman
who is dead.My husband was into privatepractice all his life before his
death.we live together as husband and wife which lasted for three
decades without a child.My husband died after a protracted illness,My
husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the
less-privileged individuals as he had passion for persons who can not
help themselves due to physical disability or financial predicament.

I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this
relationship,which never came,when my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of Ten Million Pounds(10,000,000.00 Million Great
Britain Pounds Sterling)which were derived from his vast estates and
investment in capital market with his bank here in UK. Presently, this
money is still with the Bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have
limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from.

Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to
the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I
have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift
which comes from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of
widows,widowers,orphans,destitute, the down-trodden, physically
challenged children,barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely
handicapped financially.I took this decision because I do not have any
child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are
bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I do not want my husband hard
earned money to be misused or invested into ill perceived ventures. I do
not want this money to be misused hence the reason for taking this bold
decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.I do
not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my
deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husband relatives
around me,I do not want them t!
o know about this development.

Contact my lawyer with this specified email address:
Barrister Mercer Keith Franklin (ESQ)
E-mail:mecerkeithfranklinchamber@yahoo.com.hk

Tell him that I have WILLED Â£10,000,000 to you by quoting my personal
reference numberLaw/chamber/solicitors/mg/gib/WILL/9894528012 and I
have
also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific
and
good work.

Remain blessed.
Your Sister,
Margaret Lindley Gisborne

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