419 scam: Faith Joseph <faithjoseph434@gmail.com> Hello Dear

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Faith Joseph <faithjoseph434@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Faith Joseph <faithjoseph0000@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 14:22:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello Dear
I am Mrs. Faith Joseph Abdul Joseph from London, United Kingdom. I was married to Late Mr. Abdulhaq Ali of blessed memory who was a well-known Gold dealer from Kuwait to London for throughout his life before he died in the year 2010. We were married for 25 years with only a child.

Before the sudden death of my husband we were devoted Christians. When my husband was alive he made me to understand that he made a deposited of 1.5M EUROS with one of the Security Companies here in London, using our son's name as the beneficiary since my health deteriorating, Presently this money is still with the Security Company in United Kingdom and I am very sick from cancer of the lung despite the fibroid and tumor which denied me more child.

My only son is 20 years boy who is willing to invest in Germany and other country if he can get a reliable friend over there, please can you help me to ensure that this money is transferred to your country and also ensure that my son could utilize this money into a good investments, as an inexperience boy I would like to seek your advise to take proper care of my son. I would like to put him in your hands and urge you to train him up like son as well while he will take you as his father too.
It is a very important confidential massage that I will like to tell you more about it, so get in touch with me so that I can fully details you what I chose you for and as well give you a little knowledge on how to achieve it.

Until I hear from you, my dreams lay hugely on your shoulders.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Faith

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