419 scam: Maria Ruben <mrsmariaruben01@outlook.com> =?iso-8859-1?Q?Saludos_apost=F3lica_a_vosotros_desde_Mrs=2EMaria

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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: Maria Ruben <mrsmariaruben01@outlook.com>
Reply-To: Maria Ruben <mariaruben58@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 23:05:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Saludos_apost=F3lica_a_vosotros_desde_Mrs=2EMaria_Ruben=2E?=

Querido!

Con el debido respeto y humanidad que escribo donar y entregar a este fondo para que los orfanatos y las viudas / menos privilegiados y propagar el evangelio de Dios (EE.UU. $ 2,7 M) Dos millones setecientos mil dólares depositados en un banco en Costa de Marfil por mi difunto esposo. Yo, la Sra. María Ruben, 68 años sin un niño, casada con fines Dr. Johnson Ruben de Kuwait que trabajó con la compañía de petróleo (PETROCI) Cote d'Ivoire antes de morir en el año 2010 después de una operación cardíaca Las arterias, actualmente mi doctor dijo que no voy a una duración de cuatro meses debido al cáncer de colon, así que usted solicita que envíe su información completa, tales como:

(1) su nombre completo:
(2) SU TELÉFONO Y FAX:
(3) su dirección de residencia:
(4) SEXO:
(5) PAÍS:
(6) EDAD:
(7) OCUPACIÓN:
(8) PASAPORTE DE IDENTIFICACIÓN:

Por favor, siempre me recuerden en sus oraciones diarias.

Gracias y esperando su pronta respuesta.

Dios nos bendiga,

Mrs.Maria Ruben.

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