419 scam: "Teresa Albert" <tere.albert001@gmail.com> Urgent reply is needed

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- thom.heskey@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- contact my lawyer with this specified email address: - { thom.heskey@yahoo.com.hk } and tell him that i have chosen to will the (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Teresa Albert" <tere.albert001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: teresa.albert001@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:48:05 +0200
Subject: Urgent reply is needed

Hello My Dear Friend.

My name is Teresa Albert I am a dying woman who have decided to donate
what I have to you/ churches. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed for
cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband,
who has left me everything he worked for.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my
late husband to you for the good work of God, rather than allow my
relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray that
the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I
believe he has because He is a merciful God.

I will be going for a surgery in a week time. Because of this i have
decided to WILL/donate the sum of US$8,500,000 (Eight Million, Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) to you for the good work of the lord,
and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the
assistance of the widows. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls
right now due to the fact that my relatives are always around me. I have
adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my will and he will
arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to you.

But this fund is with a legal mandate with an irrevocable comprehensive
insurance Contact my lawyer with this specified Email Address: - {
thom.heskey@yahoo.com.hk } and tell him that i have chosen to WILL the
US$8,500,000.00 (Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only),
you will be required to quote my personal reference number T-Heskey and
Associates JGA/EG/WILL1/779914131209, I have also notified him that I am
WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work.

I know I don't know you but I have been directed by God to do this. Thanks
and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter because i
am a silent giver. I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want
any of my relatives or nurses to hear me discussing this on the phone.

Best Regards,

Teresa Albert
E-mail : tere.albert001@gmail.com

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