419 scam: Caroline Bennette <caroben@flowerbabes.net> Dearest in the Lord

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Caroline Bennette <caroben@flowerbabes.net>
Reply-To: caroline3ben@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 05:01:16 -0700
Subject: Dearest in the Lord

Dearest in the Lord

My name is Mrs. Caro Bennette Issa. From Syria I am a dying woman who has
decided to donate what I have to you and your church. I am 63 years old, i
am a deaf and suffering from a long time cancer of the breast which also
affected my brain about 9 years ago immediately after the death of my
husband, who has left me everything he worked for.

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's hard earned funds in an ungodly way.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 decided to Will/Donate the sum of â‚¬4,700,000.00(Four million Seven
hundred thousand Euros) to you for the good work of the Lord, and also to
help the motherless and less privileged and also for the assistance of the
widows with part of the fund. I cannot take any telephone calls right now
due to the fact that i am deaf as stated above.

I will arrange with The Bank in Greece on how the funds will be transfer
once I authorize them to do so and that would be when I hear from you.I
wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,and please
use the fund well and always extend the good work to others.
Your timely response will be awaited.

god Bless You
Mrs. Caro Bennette

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