419 scam: "Gloria MacKenzie"<glmackenzie12@gmail.com> God Bless 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!

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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Gloria MacKenzie" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <glmackenzie@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:01:34 -0700
Subject: God Bless You

Hello My Friend
My entire family is pleased to write you this letter. I am Mrs. Gloria MacKenzie I am an 84 years old Widow, I am from Zephyrhills, Florida but currently living in the United Kingdom after I won the Power ball Jackpot of $590,500.00 million in June 5, 2013,
The lottery winning was a gift from God and it’s only proper that I share this gift with the world. I may not know you, but I believe if you were chosen by God to receive my donation of $2 million USD then You must be a God fearing individual, I am a catholic and I believe that Good things happens to those who wait and believe. I prayed and searched over the internet for assistance because I saw your profile on a list of registered email addresses provided to me by Microsoft list/Google list from which I picked you.
Be assured you stand no risk as this is my money, for source and verification please see the link below:
Please you can read more about me by viewing this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/05/590-million-jackpot-winner_n_3392040.html
My donation of $2 million USD may not be much to you but I believe it will go a long way to improving your standard of living like the Power ball Jackpot did to me, I might not have good health now and I guess I don’t have much time to live but I live everyday helping people around the world because that is the whole essence of life.
I would like you to provide some information’s about yourself which will be forwarded to the payout bank for further directives on how to receive this donation.
Address:
Age:
Sex
Occupation:
Phone:
I do not want to ask you for your ID as we do not want to leave an impression in your mind that we want to steal your identity). I do hope that you will be able to use the money wisely and judiciously.
Lastly my entire household will be glad for you to visit us after my donation gets to you.
May the Good lord bless your heart to be a blessing to this generation.
Best Wishes
Mrs. Gloria MacKenzie

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