419 scam: Patricia Harrison <missbonita.harrison30@gmail.com> WORK OF GRACE.

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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)
- "with absolute secrecy" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- info.dafuca@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- my lawyer barrister douglas johnson with this email: info.dafuca@gmail.com for more details. regards. mrs.patricia harrison. email: (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Patricia Harrison <missbonita.harrison30@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ifeanyionuora400@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:00:46 +0000
Subject: WORK OF GRACE.

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Hello Beloved,

I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral
ethics,which I feel may be of great disturbance to your personal life, but
please treat with absolute secrecy and personal and I pray that this email
reaches you in the best of health.I believe my contacting you is not an
ordinary coincidence because God can use any body known or unknown to
accomplish great things which he has ordained.

I am Mrs.Patricia Harrison,I was hospitalize after I had a car accident
with my family, I lost my husband and my two daughters who were also on
board in the accident. After the accident, I have been battling with some
health problems from the major injuries that I sustained in the cause of
accident.

Recently, my doctor told me that I have some few months to live due the
surgery that was conducted.Though what disturbs is my presence predicament,
due to the injuries that I sustained and damaged of my spinal cords in the
accident. Having known my condition, I have decided to Willing/Donate the
sum of $18.5 Million(Eighteen Million,Five hundred thousand Dollars) to
charity and individual through you for the good work of the lord, and to
help the motherless, less privileged and also for the assistance of the
widows.

I don't want a situation whereby this deposit will be confiscated and
declared unserviceable by the officials of the finance company where it was
deposited by my late husband who used to work with shell development
company as an engineer before his death.

I seek your consent to present you as the Trustee to my late husband's
inheritance, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. If
you are interested in carrying out this task, I want you to contact me
immediately, so that I can arrange all the modalities to effect the release
of the fund to you.

I have also decided that 30% of this money should be taken by you from the
total sum upon the success release of this fund, because I am now too weak
and fragile to do things myself because of my present health problems.I
will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task
is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last
wish.

Kindly furnish me your full name and your address also your contact number,
so that I will prepare all relevant documents with the assistance of our
family lawyer to effect the release of the fund to you Or you can contact
my lawyer Barrister Douglas Johnson with this email: info.dafuca@gmail.com
for more details.

Regards.

Mrs.Patricia Harrison.
Email: mrspatricia522@yahoo.co.jp

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