419 scam: "Mrs.Ann Awad" <ann.awad77@gmail.com> 23RD NOV 2013 FROM MRS AWAD

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Ann Awad" <ann.awad77@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ann.awad77@yahoo.it
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:05:42 +0000
Subject: 23RD NOV 2013 FROM MRS AWAD

Dearest,

My search for a foreign partner is what lead me to you. I am writting to
solicited for your assitance. I am Mrs.Ann Awad married to Mr.Austin J.
Awad for 19 years without a child, and my husband died in the year 2008.
I am contacting you to let you know my desire to donate the sum of $3.5
million to charities in your country which I inherited from my late
husband. Due to my illness of cancer that was confirmed, it is my desire
to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice
and distributed each year among the charities, motherless babies home,
schools and support for men and women that are homeless or what you may
consider to be the benefitting for the less privileged.

I do not want this fund to be invested in a manner without God. As soon
as you indicate your interest to handle such amount in strict confidence
and trust, I will give you all relevant information to authorize the
release and transfer of the fund to your account as my duly appointed
representative.

Thank you for your understanding while I look forward to hearing from
you upon reeipt of this mail.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Ann Awad.

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