419 scam: Rebecca Lonan <vanessajohnson52@yahoo.com> With Due Respect and Humanity

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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.
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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- barr.williams40frank@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rebecca Lonan <vanessajohnson52@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: rebeccalonan38@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:14:25 -0700
Subject: With Due Respect and Humanity

>From Rebecca Lonan.

Dearest,

With Due Respect and Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground.

This is a personal email directed to you. My name is Mrs. Rebecca Lonan. I am from Syria,
I' married to Mr. Greg Lonan, He was a cocoa Exporter before he die Five years ago.
We were married for 38 years without a child. He died after a Cardiac Arteries Operation.
And Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to my
cancer problem (cancer of the lever and stroke) and I have voluntarily decided to donate
out of $9 Million USD, of the sum of $1.5 Million USD to you as part of our own charity project
to improve the lot of 6 unknown lucky individuals all over the world plus 15 close friends and family.
If you have received this email then you are one of the 6 unknown lucky individuals and all you have
to do is get back to my personal lawyer Barr. Williams so that he can direct you and also send your
details/information to the payout bank.

I want somebody that will use this fund according to the desire of my late husband to help
Less privilaged people, orphanages, widows and propagating the word of God. I took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this fund, and I don't want in away
where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand
you over this Fund. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I want you to always
remember me in your daily prayers because of my upcoming Cancer Surgery.

Please contact my legal adviser Barr. Williams based in Netherland (HOLLAND) because I have given
him instructions to deliver this money to you as soon as possible.

You can contact my legal adviser Barr. Williams on his email which is
[barr.williams40frank@gmail.com] just tell him that you are contacting him under instruction from
Code: BMUTU992 he will honor my WILL and pay you within Fourth eight hours.
Please send him' Your Full Name, Your I.D, Phone Number, Home Address and
Your Country for verification for payment processing. My spirit will be uplifted once you get this money.

God bless you as you listing to the voice of reasoning,

Best of luck,
BMUTU992
E-Mail: barr.williams40frank@gmail.com

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