419 scam: victoria Lee <leovicturia@gmail.com> DEARLY BELOVED IN CHRIST,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024014286 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- barrbemiirone1@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- row london wc1r 4az phone:+447024014286 e-mail:barrbemiirone1@yahoo.com there are above 20,million dollars deposited in global (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: victoria Lee <leovicturia@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 11:39:34 -0700
Subject: DEARLY BELOVED IN CHRIST,

GOOD DAY TO YOU DEARLY BELOVED IN CHRIST,

My name is Mrs. Victoria Lee; I am a dying woman who has decided to
donate what I have to

you/church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed with Esophageal
Cancer for about two

years, immediately after the death of my husband .

who has left me everything he worked for. He owned an import/export
company which operated

in the UK, west Africa and in china I have been touched by God to
donate from what I have

inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God, rather
than allow my

relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly, since we had no
kids to inherit

them.Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked
God to forgive me and I

believe He has because He is a merciful God.

I will be going in for an operation in less than a month and I'll want
you to stand as the

beneficiary to the account of my late husband in the United Kingdom
and in Africa. Also to

the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.

You would be entitled to 20% of all the funds which are deposited in
bank/finance house in

the United Kingdom and in Africa. The remaining 80% will be used to
set up a foundation in

my husband's name, which will be used to help the less privileged. At
the moment I cannot

take any telephone calls due to the fact that my relatives are around
Please contact my

lawyers in charge of the funds in security finance company and they
will arrange the

transfer of the funds from my account to your preferred account as you
would be the

beneficiary to them.

Please ensured that you Contact my lawyer with,Barrister BEMI IRONE ,
with the specified

Address:CHAMBERS OF BEMI IRONE Barrister BEMI IRONE 9 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4AZ

Phone:+447024014286 E-Mail:barrbemiirone1@yahoo.com There are above
20,million Dollars

deposited in Global finance security company,

and City Bank of London and another branch in Africa. in the UK as
well as in Africa.

Please use your share of the funds well and always extend the good
work to others,Please

tell my lawyer that I have asked you to reach him.

also you can email me back with my private email Address :victoria0l@yahoo.com

God bless you

Thanks

Victoria Lee.

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