419 scam: "Mrs.Joy Brownwolf" <mrs.joyborwnwolf@gmail.com> MY HEART CHOOSES YOU, CONTACT THE BANK NOW

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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:
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- eecobankservicedept@laposte.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Joy Brownwolf" <mrs.joyborwnwolf@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsjoyborwn@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 16:42:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: MY HEART CHOOSES YOU, CONTACT THE BANK NOW

Dear God's Select,

My name is Mrs.Joy Brown wolf i am from (AMERICA) resident and company in Burkina Faso west Africa as a business woman dealing with gold and diamond export, but for some years now i have been suffering from ovarian cancer disease, for my greatest surprise the doctor says that i only have a shoot period of some hours to live on earth just imagine, in the other hand is a very pity to my soul after my manual labour.

Now that i am about to end up the race like this without any members of my family no child to take care of my heritage my mind is not at rest, for this reason you must not betrayed my spirit and soul as soon as you take out this capital from the (ECOBANK) custody, because i am writing you this letter with tears and sorrow through the help of my laptop computer beside my sick bed room.

I have 3 Million US Dollars in Bank Africa Development (B.A.D) here in Burkina Faso , wish i have already instructed the (B.A.D) to give St Andrews Missionary Home in Burkina Faso as a support facilitate and i also have 6.2 Million US Dollars at (ECOBANK) here in Burkina Faso presently as well, and i instructed the (ECOBANK) to transfer this amount of capital to any foreigner that apply in my name after i have gone to released the riches to the person.

Please i beg you with the name of God almighty to make sure you take 40% out of this total amount of capital to the orphanages home in your country and survive with the remaining 60% so that my spirit and soul should be at rest in heaven with almighty God.

Above is the bank email address, i am advising you to contact the bank straight away through this giving email address for the released of the money to you, please do as i told you and i wish you good luck and success Goodbye forever.contact the bank .(eecobankservicedept@laposte.net)

Your friend,

From Mrs.Joy Brown wolf

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