419 scam: Mrs Naya Bimah <mrscelinewellerfamily@gmail.com> My Dearest Beloved one

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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:
- "dearest beloved one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Naya Bimah <mrscelinewellerfamily@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsnayabimahfamily@yahoo.cn
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:27:53 +0700
Subject: My Dearest Beloved one

*From Mrs Naya Bimah
My Dearest Beloved one,

I know this message will come to you as a surprise as i want to solicit for
your help in fulfilling my wish, I am Mrs Naya Bimah 72 years old widow
from Qatar, I am married to Late Engr. Gawl Bimah, who was the Chief
Executive Director of a Gold producing Company here in Accra Ghana for
sixteen years before he died in the year 2006. I and my beloved late
husband were married for thirty six years with-out a child. He died after a
brief illness that lasted for only four days. I am writing you this message
via a computer lap top on my sick bed at the hospital here in Ghana where i
am undergoing medical treatment i have been diagnosed of Detrimental cancer
unfortunately for me my doctor said i don't have any chance to survive
except by a miracle i have spent a lot of money on medical treatment yet no
improvement.

The reason why i am writing you this letter is because i want you to stand
as beneficiary to the sum of my $ 3.5 Million (Three million five hundred
thousand united states dollars) which my late husband deposited in the
Security Company here in Ghana. I don’t have any biological child of my own
who will inherit this money neither do i have any adopted child, My
relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness
and i cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to
any of them anymore.

I want to donate this money to under your care to support God's work i also
use it to help Motherless and the Fatherless children in the orphanages.
Donating this $ 3.5 Million dollars as charity is the only legacy i can
leave behind after my death, help me to fulfill this goal since i can not
do anything by myself and please always remember to pray for me when i die
so that my soul will rest in peace. Please if you are interested and
willing to this fund the way i have stated herein please i will like you to
contact me as soon as possible before I will source for another Person for
the same purpose.

Thanks as i will be expecting to read your message soonest

>From Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Naya Bimah.*

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