419 scam: "Miss. Wilson Ann" <miss.annwilson@yahoo.pt> Re: My Letter,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Wilson Ann" <miss.annwilson@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Miss. Wilson Ann" <misswilsonann@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 06:23:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: My Letter,

Re: My Letter,

I know that this message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it's just my urgent need for a foreign partner, that made me to contact you in this way, for a transaction. I'm Miss Ann Wilson, 17 years and the only child of late Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Wilson. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant and politician in Benin Republic, who was shot to death by on known people.

Before the death of my father in a private hospital here, he secretly called me on his dying bed side and told me he has the sum of fine million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars (USD$5.500,000.00) in an account of fixed/suspense in one of the prime bank here in Benin Republic that he used my name as his only child for the next-of-Kin in depositing of the funds. He also explained that it was because of this wealth that he was kill and warmed me about his brother.

I want you to help me with the following:

(1) To provide a bank account where the money will be transferred to.

(2) To serve as guardian.

(3) To arrange for me to come to your country to continue my studies to obtain a residence permit in your country.

I will offer you 25% of the total sum as compensation for your effort after the successful transfer of this money into your nominated account. Waiting to hear from you, please reply me if you can help me sincerely.

Thanks and God bless you, I await your urgent reply.

Regards,
Miss Ann Wilson.

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