419 scam: "Mrs. Anne Harrison"<mrs.annemarry@aol.com> I wait to hearing from you

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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 pounds" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Anne Harrison" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsanneharrison@yahoo.fi>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:50:43 -0600
Subject: I wait to hearing from you

My Dearest,

I am writing this mail with tears and sorrow to seek for your assistance in regards to my medical situation here in London. I am Mrs. Anne Harrison from France, the CEO of Grunion Importer, Exporter of Gold dust base in Paris. I am suffering from heart disease which has cost me a lot of millions of Euro but all in vain. Just last week, my Doctor told me that I don’t have more time to live on this earth because of the complications with my heart diseases. Having known my medical status, I therefore seek your urgent assistance to help me donate GB £ 11.4 Million Pounds sterling, that I recovered from selling of some Trunks of 24 carats Raw Gold to a British Gold dealers, which I deposited under a Bank here in London for safe-keeping.

I need you to help me distribute this money to orphanage homes, less-privilege and widows in any part of the world that your hand could reach before Christmas. I took this decision because my husband is dead and I do not have any child that can inherit the funds when am gone. If interested, you shall take 30% out of the total money for your assistance, and also use the balance for the project as I have instructed. Immediately I hearing from you, I will introduce you to the bank and also give you a letter of authority (Power of attorney) that will establish you as my legal beneficiary to the money.

Thanks a lot and God Bless you.

I wait to hearing from you ok.

Sincerely.

Mrs. Anne Harrison

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