419 scam: "MRS.AMINA JOHNSON" <rev.williamjohnson77@gmail.com> @ MY GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD TO YOU / TREAT AS URGENT NOW

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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:
- "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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "mrsaminajohnson@gmx.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.AMINA JOHNSON" <rev.williamjohnson77@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsaminajohnson@gmx.com
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:40:25 +0100
Subject: @ MY GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD TO YOU / TREAT AS URGENT NOW

BELOVED FRIEND IN GOD:

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD, I am Mrs. Amina Johnson a London
Citizenship, suffering from a long time cancer of the lungs; from all
indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious
according to my doctors that I may not live so long; this is because my
condition of health has gotten to a very bad stage.

My husband died in Bell-view plane crash on Sunday October 23, 2005
in the absent of having no child of ours. Since his death, I decided not
to re-marry and sold all my inherited belongings, deposited the cash sum of
(US$10.M) Ten Million Dollars with Unity Bank Plc NG.

Currently this fund as aforementioned are still with the bank posing risk
of confiscation following the ongoing banking reform policy as enforced by
the Nigeria New Central Bank Governor; it was on that note my account
officer advised that I should issued my letter power of attorney to
somebody who can stand on my behalf to claim the fund in case I cannot make
it possible within seven working days;

Meanwhile, it is on this note I am contacting to seek your urgent
attention to provide me with information to which will enable me present
you before the bank as my next of kin to whom the fund will be release
unto.

Beloved, I took the decision to WILL out this fund for charity foundation
project where motherless and destitute children will be properly carter for
instead allowing my late husband familiesâ€™ who has been on my neck since
the death of their brother to release his assets to them hence I have
limited life time ;

For God sake, if you are interest in carrying out this divine project on
my behalf without deviating from my heart desire, get back to me
immediately with your information as follows for us to proceed @ (
mrsaminajohnson@gmx.com );

1. Your full name:...............;(2). Your residential
address:....................;
3. Your nationality :.............;(4). Your sex / age:...male....... /
...........
5. Your occupation............;(6). Your cell phone
number:....................;

Thanks for understanding, while hoping hearing from you today:

Yours beloved Sister in the Lord,
MRS. AMINA JOHNSON

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