419 scam: MURTAZA BHUTTO <murtaza1bhutto@yahoo.co.jp> Dear in the Lord,

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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 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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MURTAZA BHUTTO <murtaza1bhutto@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: MURTAZA BHUTTO <murtazabhu2013@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 03:09:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear in the Lord,

Dear in the Lord,

Greetings
in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ,I am married to Mr.James
Bhutto, who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for twenty years
before his death in 2008, after a brief illness that lasted for only
five days. We were married for 25 years with a daughter (Linda) who
later died in a car accident.

When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of (3.5million dollars) presently this money is still
with the Bank here in Ivory Coast, My doctor told me that I have limited
days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering. I decided to
donate this fund through you and want you to use this gift which comes
from my husband's effort to fund the upkeep of CHURCH / MOSQUE, widows,
orphans, destitute, the children physically allenged trampled,
barren-women and persons which prove really harmed financially.

If you are reliable and know you can handle this project with the fear of God.

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs.Murtaza Bhutto.

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