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.
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.
- caroline3ben@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Caroline Bennette <caroben@flowerbabes.net>
Reply-To: caroline3ben@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:56:38 +0000
Subject: Dearest in the Lord

Dearest in the Lord
please contact me here (caroline3ben@gmail.com)

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
EURO 14,700,000.00(Fourteen
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.
please contact me here (caroline3ben@gmail.com)
Your timely response will be awaited.

god Bless You
Mrs. Caro Bennette

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