419 scam: "Mrs. clara vain" <tttttodi@megamail.pt> Hello

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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 united states dollars" (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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. clara vain" <tttttodi@megamail.pt>
Reply-To: mrsccccccv@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:59:48 -0000
Subject: Hello

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>From Mrs. clara vain.

May the peace of merciful God be with you,please I have a problem and i
decided it is good a thing to write you.be bless in the name of God and
sorry to intrude into your privacy. As i hope that this mail meet you in
good sens of mind.

Please read this mail gently and try to absorb the content therein as this
isnot one of any such mail you read but i have prayed and fasted
irrespective to my present predicament believing God that i shall meet the
right person that will be sincere,faithful and God fearing.

My name is Mrs. clara vain,I am from FREETOWN the capital city of SIERRA
LEONE.I am married to late Mr. Tony Vain who was a DIAMOND BUSINESS
MERCHANT and died as a result of the war in my country.We were married for
twenty years with just a child called Davide. My Husband died as a result
of a stray bullet shot during the war.Since his death I decided not to
remarry.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Ten Million united
states dollars(10,000,000.00)USD in one of the prime bank here in the
Federal Republic of Ghana. Recently,I was confirmed to be suffering from
Cancer and the Doctors informed me that i will not last for the next many
months.

Hence I decided to look for a foreign partner that will help me secure
this fund in his or her custody and invest it into a risk-free venture for
profit making because my son Davide is too young and cannot handle such
money so i desire a sincere God fearing person that will assist me to
process and secure
this money then send for my son and take good care of him as your child so
that he can further his education and after his education you will give
him rights to the investments and establishment as i may not live to watch
over him.

Please, contact me as soon as you receive this message if you will be able
to handle this project by assuring me of your willingness and capabilities
aswell as your sincerity and not capitalizing on my present health
Condition to betray me,

Thanks and I await to hear from you.

To God be the Glory

Mrs. clara vain

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