419 scam: Mrs Debbie <mrsdebbiehoffice@rocketmail.com> Urgent Reply Immediately

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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 united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- eng.dalica@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Debbie <mrsdebbiehoffice@rocketmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:16:34 -0700
Subject: Urgent Reply Immediately

20th of August 2014,

I am writing you after proper
consideration and i think is better for me to contact you and i no that
you will find it very hard to believe because of the type of letter's
and emails we receive in a day concerning those fraudster's please i beg
of you to listen to me , I am Mrs Aziza Ben who work with the Iraq
Government with my husband, The America Government killed my husband
after they have discovered some big amount of money in Baghdad on Wednesday, 30 April, 2003 after everything my husband was killed with drugs and i ran away with my only daughter after the death of my husband i don't no that my husband and his friend Mr
Tarima deposited over $10Million United States Dollars with the island
bank in Baghdad is only just yesterday night that i was checking my
late husband emails box which i found the mail the bank sent to my late
husband asking us that there bank directors have started asking question concerning the depositor of the fund, Which i find it very urgent to contact you because your name is same with my
late husband friend please can you help me to stand as my late husband
friend and let us get this fund for ourself's please am suffering here
with my daughter,

I Want you to no that this is real please read the BBC NEWS WITH THIS WEBSITE's.;:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

If you have decided to help me please reply to me so that i will stop looking for another person,This
business is risk free and i will handle everything so you don't need to worry and i want you to reply me with my private Email (eng.dalica@hotmail.com)

Mrs Aziza Ben,

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