419 scam: "Maria Evans"<thisisourchace@gmail.com> Dear beloved

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- thisisourchace@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Maria Evans" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thisisourchace@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 15:32:28 -0700
Subject: Dear beloved

Dear beloved,

My name is Maria Albert Evans am 82yrs old of age, I am in Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust Stadium Road Woolwich London SE18 4QH. I am a good merchant having several industrial companies and good share in various banks in the world. I spent all my life on investment and co-operate business both in Asia, Europe and America. Along the line I lost my husband and two beautiful children in Car Accident which remains in my heart.

I am a very good woman by all means, but I don't know or cared much about people. Since I had an experience of the death of members of my family, it has been difficult for me to sleep or get rest. In September I was sent a letter of medical checkup, and my personal doctor testified that I have lung cancer which can easily take off my life soon. I found it uneasy to survive because a lot of my investment cannot be run and manage by me again. I quickly call for my pastor to give me a positive thinking for a possible solution as my adviser. My pastor ministered to me to share my properties and wealth amongst motherless baby/orphanage and charity homes; people that need money for survival. Also to business women and men for their investment and for future rising since my husband relatives are praying for my death in other for them to inherit all our life investments and that I will not allow it to happen. This is why I need you here to help me set up a charity home where the motherless children can benefit from

Therefore I am writing this letter to people who are really in need of help to contact me urgently so that I can make available preparation on that, especially women of the day who are divorced by their husband and left with kids, when they cannot even feed themselves. Please contact me and stop weeping. Probably let me know what you really need the money for and if you can still help me to nearest orphanage homes near you. Now I am so much with God, am now born again.

The Lord will bless you as you reach me. Please to remind you that I don't belong to scammers or any act of fraudulent act on the internet. I will give you information to you as soon as I get your response. Please get back to me at this address, thisisourchace@yahoo.com for fast attention

Thanks,

Maria Albert Evans

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