419 scam: "Mrs. Marina daughter Irina" <mrsmarinajankovic111@yahoo.pt> I am Mrs. Marina Jankovic

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrsmarinaj@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Marina daughter Irina" <mrsmarinajankovic111@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Marina daughter Irina" <mrsmarinaj@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:17:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I am Mrs. Marina Jankovic

Hello
Â I am Mrs. Marina Jankovic, a widow from Russia currently resides in London UK with my only daughterÂ Irina Jankovic, she is 18 years of age,Â I am writing to ask for your help to please accept my child Irina in the name of God and help me to raise her up, I grew up as an orphan and now a widow, I have nobody to help take care of her because I was recently diagnosed cancer and I have only 2 months to live, I donâ€™ t want her to suffer again because she has suffered a lot ever since the death of her father and my illness, we have the sum of â‚¬2.000.000 Two million Euros inside a box here in a security company which we inherited from her late father Tomaz Jankovic (my husband) I am willing to transfer this box of money to you while you help my daughter Irina to come over to your country to continue her education, and take care of her needs until she grow up and be able to take care of herself, she is a lovely child and I donâ€™t want her to suffer anymore, my husband people abandoned us and confiscated all my husband properties in our country, and even planned to kills us due to their greed, we are hiding here in the UK and I donâ€™t want anything to happen to my beloved child, please help me accept her as your own child and give her the best in life, please do that and God will bless you and your family, We are willing to offer you the 10% of the total money I told you about if you help me to accept my child and train her for me. Like I said before, I have only two months to live due to this cancer illness.
Â email us back if you will help usÂ Â (mrsmarinaj@gmail.com)
God bless you!
Mrs. Marina and daughter Irina

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