419 scam: "Mrs.Sarah Hendricks" <mrssarahh@rr1.net> Dear Beloved( Please Accomplish my will with Godly Heart)

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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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "god-fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- mrs.sarahhendricks@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Sarah Hendricks" <mrssarahh@rr1.net>
Reply-To: mrs.sarahhendricks@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:03:53 -0500
Subject: Dear Beloved( Please Accomplish my will with Godly Heart)

Dear Beloved,

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, having know the truth; I
had no choice than to do what is lawful and just in the sight of God for
eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God & His Mercies and
glory upon my life. I am Mrs. Sarah Hendrick, the wife of late Mr. Robert
Hendricks; both of us are citizens of the united state of America. My
husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Hong Kong for twenty years
before he died .We were married for ten years without a child. My Husband
died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his
death we both got born-again as dedicated Christians. Since his death I
decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which
the Bible is strongly against. When my late husband was alive he deposited
the sum of (FOURTEEN MILLION POUNDS) with a Bank in Europe. Presently, this
money is still with the Bank and the management just wrote me as the
beneficiary that our account has been DORMANT and if I, as the beneficiary
of the funds,do not re- activate the account; the funds will be
CONFISCATED or I rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to
receive it on my behalf(note that you need to activate his account) as I
can not come over. Presently,I'm in a hospital in Hong Kong where I have
been undergoing treatment for throat cancer. I have since lost my ability
to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few weeks to live.
It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations
and NGO anywhere in the World in helping human race. Because relatives and
friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot
live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.
Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand-in as the
beneficiary and collect the Funds from the Bank. I want a person that is
God-fearing who will use this money to fund churches, orphanages and
widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is
maintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that
giveth. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will
inherit this money and my husband's.I await your quick response to this
mail as this is my last wish to see this funds transferred before my
Death. Please my beloved for further communication on how we are going to
conclude this.do contact me on this email address below:

Email: mrs.sarahhendricks@yahoo.com.hk

Your Sister In Christ,
Mrs.Sarah Hendrick.

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