419 scam: Mrs Maria Barak <contact.bridgebankc@gmail.com> Greetings and God bless you from Mrs. Maria Barak,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Maria Barak <contact.bridgebankc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Maria Barak <mariab01@blumail.org>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:25:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Greetings and God bless you from Mrs. Maria Barak,

Â
Greetings and God bless you from Mrs. Maria Barak, Â Â My Dearest,Â I know you will be surprise to read my email, apartfrom being surprise you may be skeptical to reply back to me because based onwhat is going on in theÂ internet world,one has to be very careful because a lot ofÂ scam are out there to scam innocent citizen and this has made it verydifficult for people toÂ believeanythingÂ that comes through the internetbut this isÂ a different case.Â With due Respect and HumanityÂ I write to donate and hand over this fund toyou forÂ Â orphanages and widows / lessprivileged and propagateÂ theÂ gospel ofÂ God(US$5.8M)Â Five millionÂ Eight hundred thousand dollars deposited in asecurity firmÂ in CoteÂ d'Ivoire by my lateÂ husband. I, Mrs. Maria Barak, 68 years oldwithout a child, married to late Engr.Abraham Barak from Israel who worked withOil Company (PETROCI) Cote d'Ivoire before he died in the year 2012 after aCardiac Arteries Operation, presently my doctor said I will not last for fourmonths due to Colon Cancer, you are requested to send your full name, telephoneand fax number with your resident address for documentation process to transferthe fund to you without any hindrance to accomplish our vow to God.Â Always pray for me dailyÂ Thanks and waiting your quick response.Â Â Mrs. Maria Barak

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