419 scam: "MRS.RITA DAVIS" <info@unielektro-st.cz> FROM:MRS.RITA DAVIS MADDOCK

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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.RITA DAVIS" <info@unielektro-st.cz>
Reply-To: jjanothanfamily@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:22:22 +0100
Subject: FROM:MRS.RITA DAVIS MADDOCK

--
GOOD DAY

MY NAME IS MRS.RITA DAVIS MADDOCK,.WIFE OF LATE AMBASSADOR OF JAMAICA
HERE IN IVORY COAST , PLEASE I WANT YOU TO REPLY ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU
READ THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE I WANT TO DISCUSS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT
WITH YOU , I AM A CANCER PATIENT WITH A VERY SHORT TIME TO LIVE AND I AM
CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I WANT TO ENTRUST THE SUM OF USD$12.7 MILLION USA
DOLLARS TO YOUR HAND FOR CHARITY WORK. THIS MONEY WAS DEPOSITED BY MY
LATE HUSBAND IN ONE OF THE BANK HERE IN CAPITAL CITY ABIDJAN AND OUR
PLAN WAS TO USE IT FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT BEFORE DEATH TAKES HIM
AWAY FROM ME. AND CONSIDERING MY PRESENT HEALTH CONDITION WHICH MY LAST
DATE HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BY MY DOCTOR,,I HAVE DECIDED TO ENTRUST THIS
MONEY TO YOUR HAND AS A DONATION, TO USE P FOR CHARITY WORK,,, TO HELP
THE ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS, AND MOTHERLESS CHILDREN AROUND YOU,, I
AUTHORIZED YOU TO KEEP 30 PERCENT AS THE BLESSING OF GOD TO YOUR LIFE
AND PLEASE I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS 100 PERCENT RISK FREE BECAUSE
I HAVE THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS WITH ME WHICH I WILL SEND TO YOU AS SOON AS
YOU ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE BANK

REGARD
WAITING YOUR RESPONS
MRS.RITA DAVIS MADDOCK

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