419 scam: "Mrs. Elizabeth Brown" <legal_diprocaic@jujuy.gov.ar> Mrs. Elizabeth Brown

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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:
- "million 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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Elizabeth Brown" <legal_diprocaic@jujuy.gov.ar>
Reply-To: <mrselizabethbrown1956@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 15:13:15 +0100
Subject: Mrs. Elizabeth Brown

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Greetings,

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, as I believe
that you will be Honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.

My Name is Elizabeth Brown from Dominican Republic, I am 59 years old,
I am suffering from a long time Cancer of the breast. From all
indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my Doctors have
courageously advised me that I may not live beyond next month; this is
because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage. I was brought up
in a Motherless babyâ€™s home, and was married to my late husband for
twenty years without a child, but quite unfortunately, he died in a
fatal motor accident.

Since the death of my husband I have decided not to re-marry, I sold
all my inherited belongings and deposited the sum of ($4.5Million United
States Dollars) with a Financial Institute and presently this Money is
still in their custody, and the management just wrote me as the
LEGITIMATE DEPOSITOR to inform me of the maturity date of my deposit or
rather issue a letter of Authorization to somebody to receive it on my
behalf since I cannot come over as a Result of my illness, or they get
it confiscated.

It is my last wish to see that this money is been invested into a very
good LUCRATIVE VENTURE of your choice that will be giving out proceeds
to be distributed each year Among the charity organization, the poor and
the motherless babyâ€™s, orphanage Homes and widows around. I must let you
know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step
towards this issue because I have no further option.

I hope you will help me see that my last wishes come true.

Kindly write me back for more details.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs. Elizabeth Brown

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