419 scam: "Mrs.Vivian Nasim" <mrs.viviannasim2003@hotmail.com> Dearest Beloved one

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Vivian Nasim" <mrs.viviannasim2003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsviviannasim2012@live.com
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:02:04 -0500
Subject: Dearest Beloved one

Dearest Beloved one

I have not considered this medium to be the best manner to have approached
you of this issue being that the internet has greatly abused over the
recent years.I have decided to take this means seeing no other means could
have been faster to reach you than the e-mail . My name is Mrs.Vivian
Salem, wife of late Salem Nasim, an Iraq,Two year ago, I lost my husband
Nasim and my three children - Husam, 15 years old ,Wasim, 12 years old and
Merna, 6years old, this happened when American tank shelled our car as the
family attempted to flee heavy fighting in Baghdad.

View the Website e below for detailed story of how i lost my family.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/04/vivians_story/html/1.stm

Before my husband and children were killed, he deposited the sum of £
6.500,000.00 (Six million,Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) in a
bank. This is the only money remaining in the account right now. My Doctor
told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer
illness.Having known my condition I decided to donate this funds to a
church or better still a God fearing individual that will utilize this
money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want an individual that
will use this fund for orphanages and humanity work.I took this decision
because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband
relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband´s hard earned
money to be misused by unbelievers. I don´t want a situation where this
money will be used in an ungodly manner.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank.I
will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the
original-beneficiary of this fund. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated herein.this most be kept confidential from eyes
and ears of my husband's family.

Hoping to hear from you.

Regards,

Mrs.Vivian Nasim

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