419 scam: Claudia Dennis <claudiadennis329@gmail.com> DEAR BELOVED

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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:

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:
- "million british pounds" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- claudiadennis2020@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Claudia Dennis <claudiadennis329@gmail.com>
Reply-To: claudiadennis2000@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:21:52 +0300
Subject: DEAR BELOVED

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a
Surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without
your prior consent and writing through this channel. I got your
contact from the professional data base. I'm Claudia Dennis from
Iceland, married to late January Dennis. We were married for 24 years
without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only
four days before his death with a finance / security company in
Europe, he deposited the sum of £ 7,500,000

I am writing this message to you with heavy tears in my eyes and great
sorrow in my heart, because I live only a few weeks after my medical
report. Base on this predicament, I have now decided to distribute my
assets mainly contribute to the development of the charitable
foundation that supports humanitarian activities, make donation to
small churches in your goal to donate to the poor widows around the
place and money for so far made ??in the tsunami disaster in Asia, the
hurricane victims in the U.S. and the earthquake victims in Pakistan.

Please I need a reliable person who will use the willing and faithful
Money 7.5 million British pounds to reach.'s Last wish me and my
deceased husband Please reply me for more information via my personal
secure e-mail: claudiadennis2020@gmail.com

Get back to me if you. Capable of handling this major project

God be with you
Lady Claudia Dennis.

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