419 scam: "Ma Celine Anderson"<ma.celine3@yahoo.com.hk> My Donation to Charity(Can I trust you)

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Ma Celine Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ma.celine6@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:09:12 -0800
Subject: My Donation to Charity(Can I trust you)

Dearly Beloved ,

My name is Celine Herman,the wife of Anderson Herman from London.

We were four(3)that made up the family Me,My husband and our girl Janet but we all lived in Rio de Jeneiro where my husband worked.

My husband worked with Petrobras, a Petroleum and Energy Company based in Rio de Janeiro, RJ before his demise.

On the 26th of November 2006 my husband went out with my daughter and was involved in a ghastly motor accident in Sao Paulo, SP where my daughter died and my Husband survived but was seriously injured.

Later in the month of March 2007 My husband passed away leaving me alone.

Now,my health is seriously deteriorating coupled with my age,I cannot predict what the next minute might be.

My husband gave me the documents of the sum of two million eight hundred thousand United states dollars ($2,800 000.00 USD) He deposited in a finance house which I intend to use US$2M of the fund for Charity, to help the less privileged and helpless people with the help of any trusted foreigner who will be entitled for US$800,000.00 for upkeep and expenses to get this done.

If you know you will be sincere and to be trusted with the assurance that you will not divert this fund for another purpose,kindly contact me with your details.

God bless you.

Ma Celine Herman

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