419 scam: "Madam.Hellen" <missandia001@yahoo.co.jp> Dear One/Can i trust in you

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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!

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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- mshellencoleman@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Madam.Hellen" <missandia001@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Madam.Hellen" <mshellencoleman@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 18:40:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear One/Can i trust in you

>From Sister Hellen Coleman.

PleaseÂ my dear one can i call you my chose one,why because I am calling you with tears and pains concern the condition i find myself into,But before I startedÂ

I am Mrs. Hellen Coleman: I married to Mr. Lawrence Coleman who worked with Israel embassy here in Abidjan Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2008. We were married for eleven years without a child. HeÂ died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

Before hisÂ death in fact we use to help all others like christen group and MuslimÂ group which my Bible tells me to known that God is one. Since his death IÂ decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.

When my late husband was alive heÂ deposited the sum of ($2.5millon US Dollar in the year 2002 SEPTEMBER in one of the Bank here in Abidjan but due to political crisis that came into the country made me lodge the money to the Security Company here in Abidjan for security reason.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I have serious sickness which is cancer problem. The one that disturbs me mostly is my stroke sickness.Â Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or Muslim individual even organization that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a church trustily some one or Muslim trustily some one that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.because i am looking another ellse way that is more sweet life then the one amÂ live here

The Bible made us to understand that Blessing is the hand that gives. I took this decision because I donÂ´t have any childÂ that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are they concernsÂ problem i have today which i will not make any mistake for them to useÂ this money andÂ I don't want my husbandÂ´s efforts to be used by some ofÂ his enemies. I donÂ´t want a situation where this money will be used in by enemy way. This is why I am taking this decision.

Look I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. With God all things are possibleÂ which I believe.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you theÂ contact of the Security Company here in Abidjan so that you will open a contact with them. I will also issue you an authority letter that willÂ prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I want you

Â and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I give my life to God and Who ever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth.

Please always be prayerful all through your life. Contact me on the above e-mail address for more informationâ€™s, any delay in your reply will give me room inÂ searching another church or individual for this same purpose. PleaseÂ assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.

Please you can reply in this e-mail( mshellencoleman@yahoo.com)

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Sister Hellen Coleman

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