419 scam: Bella Duncan <belladuncan25@gmail.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:
- "dearest beloved one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Bella Duncan <belladuncan25@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Bella Duncan <duncanb42@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 02:36:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest beloved one,

Dearest beloved one,

I am Mrs Bella. and I am married to Mr
Robert Duncan. for 19 years without a child and my husband died in
2004. 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 were confirmed out of just
eight months, so it is my desire to see that this money is invested to
any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the
charity organizations, motherless babies home, schools and support for
the men and women homeless or what you may consider to be the benefit of
those less fortunate.

I do not want this fund to be invested in a manner without God. As soon as I receive your reply
confirming
your acceptance of the work I tell you, I will want you to send me your
full name and address so that I can swear to an affidavit on oath that
will officially and legally approved you as the next of kin to this
fund, so that even if I am no more, your claim to the fund will never be
in doubt. I will be sending you the certificate of deposit of this fund
immediately after the affidavit is ready as my duly appointed
representative.

Thanks,
Mrs Bella Duncan.

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