419 scam: "Mrs Gloria C. Mackenzie."<mrsgloriama00098@gmail.com> TREAT AS URGENT

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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:
- "million us 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- mrsgloriamackenzie9@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- you. you can reach me with my private email id(mrsgloriamackenzie9@gmail.com). may god be with you and your entire family as you reply (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Gloria C. Mackenzie." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsgloriamackenzie105@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 00:46:17 -0800
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT

Greetings to You

My entire family will be pleased to read your reply to us. I am Mrs Gloria C. Mackenzie I am a 84 years old Widow, and I am from Zephyrhills, Florida, Moved to United Kingdom in July after i won my Power ball Jackpot of $590,500.00 million in June 5, 2013, My jackpot was a gift from God to me and my entire family, we have agreed to do the will of God. I may not know you, but I believe if you were chosen by God to receive my donation of $5.9,000,000 USD. You must be a God fearing individual, I am a catholic and i believe that Good things happens to those people who wait and also believe.

I am very grateful to you for the interest shown in my plight and I hope this information meet you well as I know you will be curious to know why/how I selected you to receive a cash sum of 5.9 Million US Dollars, our information below is 100% legitimate.I want to assure you that you will be greatly rewarded for what you have chosen to do. Although we know each other for the first time but I believe our father in heaven has directed me to you as I prayed and searched over the internet for assistance because I saw your profile on a list of registered email addresses provided to me by Microsoft list/Google list from which I picked you.

Be assured you stand no risk as this is my money,for source and verification please see the link below:

Please you can read more about me by Viewing this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/05/590-million-jackpot-winner_n_3392040.html

I decided to donate part of the money to Individuals and i told some Ministers about this which they said was a welcome idea and promised they will get me a list of some people who can help others with my donation and put smile in the face of the needy, I decided to select my self by going to Microsoft and Google to make a research. I decided to elope to United Kingdom with my Son because of my poor health been a cancer patient and ever since i won this lottery different taxes have been fallen upon me and much are coming, my pastor and my able minister's of God advice me to move to United-Kingdom with my family rather than paying Tax each week.

My donation OF $5.9,000,000 us dollars may not be much to you but i believe it will go a long way to improving your standard of living like my Power ball Jackpot did to me, I would like you to fill the below and return back to me and my entire household will be glad for you to visit us after my donation gets to you. Do this on time so you can contact the payout bank for further directives to receive donation,If you are not interested, kindly pardon me for contacting you. You can reach me with my private Email ID(mrsgloriamackenzie9@gmail.com). May God be with you and your entire family as you reply to assist me.

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With this document you will contact the finance firm to arrange the transfer of the fund to you as soon as possible
do not want to ask you for your ID as we do not want to leave an impression in your mind that we want to steal your identity). I am hoping that you will be able to use the money wisely and judiciously over there in your country. Cordially yours

Mrs Gloria C. Mackenzie.

mrsgloriamackenzie105@gmail.com

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