419 scam: Bennett Margret <jaspalchanno@yahoo.com> Greeting in the Name of God

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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:
- ",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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Bennett Margret <jaspalchanno@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Bennett Margret <bennettm49@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 15:53:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Greeting in the Name of God

Greeting in the Name of God
I am Mrs. Margaret Bennett, A widow to the Late Mr.Joshua Bennett, I am 65yrs old, I am a new Christian convert working as a missionary in Africa beforeI Was urgently transfer to my home country here in Â United Kingdom,I Â amsuffering From long time cancer of the breast, from all indication my conditionis really Deteriorating and I am afraid that I won't live more than two Months,because of the pains I am passing through and because the cancer stage hasgotten to a very bad stage. My late husband was killed during the U.S raid againstterrorism in Afghanistan,and during the period of our marriage we had a 23 yrsold son who died in an auto crash three years ago. My late husband was verywealthy and after his death I inherited all his business and wealth. My Doctorsuggested that I will go for a surgery because I have tried so many ways forsolution but no solution, I Hate surgery but I don't have any option than to followmy doctor instruction for the safety of my life.Â The reason why I am contacting you from my sick bed is because I want to dividethe part of my husband wealth to contribute to the development of the churchand Mosque in Africa, America,and Asia And also in Europe. I prayed over it, and I amwilling to donate the sum of Five Million Great Britain pounds (5,000,000.00 GP) tothe less privileged and orphanage Home through you.My God is the one that directedme to you and I want you to use 70% this funds to work for God and keep 30% toyourself. Please I want you to note that this fund is lying in a Bank Africa and upon myinstruction, my Bank will proceed with their transfer Procedures once they get somevital information from you as my next Beneficiary.
Lastly, I want you to keep everything about this transaction very private and secretbecause there are so many people that are searching a way to claims My Husbandfund especially my husband relatives and friends, I hate them because they onlyinterested on my husband Fund. I honestly pray that this money when transferredwill be used for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth withour God and Happiness is vanity upon vanity. If you are willing tohelp me, please Â kindly get back to me as soon as possible.Â May the Grace of our God and the Fellowship of God be with you and your family.
I await your urgent reply,Â Yours in Christ,Mrs. Margaret Bennett

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