419 scam: "Thelma Hoggart"<vaino.rajala@saunalahti.fi> Important

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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 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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Thelma Hoggart" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thelmahogart1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 05:12:36 -0700
Subject: Important

Thelma Hoggart,
42 Dryden Street,
Leicester, L15,
England.

Dear Sir,

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 surprised at 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,m y Name is Thelma Hogart suffering from cancerous ailment.I am married to Sir Richard Hoggart an Englishman who is dead.My husband was into private practice all his life before his death.we lived together as husband and wife which lasted for three decades without a child. My husband died after a protr acted 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 hel p themselves due to physical disability ,health impedments 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,

Faithfully yours,
Thelma Hoggart.

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