419 scam: "Ms.Joan Grazier" <joan_grazier.uk@outlook.com> RE

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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:
- "joan_grazier.uk@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms.Joan Grazier" <joan_grazier.uk@outlook.com>
Reply-To: joan_g_razier.uk@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 05:51:38 -0400
Subject: RE

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Dearly Beloved,

May the Grace of God be with you.I am Ms. Joan Grazier a merchant in
London U.K.I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and have been in
the hospital for a very long time after all forms of medical treatment
with no success,now I have just few weeks to live according to the medical
experts. I have not lived my life well as I never really cared for anyone
(not even myself) but my business and wealth only.

Though rich but not generous, I was hostile to people and only focused on
my business as that was the only thing I cared for, but now I regret all
this because I just found out there is more to life than money in the
world. I have willed and shared most of my properties and assets to my
immediate and extended families and charity organizations in England , I
want God to be merciful to me and save my soul.

I got your contact on my personal computer after praying this morning and
have decided to give out my last money for a humanitarian work, as I will
not know what is going to happen to it when I die in few coming weeks
according to the medical experts.

My dear I do not want you to feel sorry for me but pray for my soul, I
want this to be my last good deeds on earth before Gods call. I once asked
members of my family to close one of my account and distribute the money
to charity organizations but they kept the money to themselves.I do not
trust them anymore as they seem not to be OK with all I have left for
them.

I want to give you this $8.5 Million (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars Only) distribute some amount to the poor/charity organizations in
your country and use the rest for your own personal welfare and always
pray for my soul. I will send you my pictures as soon as you get back to
me and will discuss more for security reasons.

My regards and love to you and your family.

Yours sincerely,

Ms.Joan Grazier.

PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL: joan_grazier.uk@outlook.com

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