419 scam: Mary Akiluh <maryakiluh01@yahoo.co.jp> Good day Child 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:
- "million 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "calvary greetings" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mary Akiluh <maryakiluh01@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mary Akiluh <maryakiluh100@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 20:43:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good day Child of God,

Good day Child of God,

Calvary Greetings in the name of the LORD Almighty and Our LORD JESUS CHRIST
the giver of every good thing. Good day and compliments of the seasons, i know
this letter will definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but I implore you
to take the time to go through it carefully as the decision you make will go
off a long way to determine my future and continued existence. I am Mrs. Mary
Akiluh aging widow of 67 years old suffering from long time illness. I have
some funds I inherited from my late husband, the sum of (17.5 Million Dollars)
and I needed a very honest and God fearing who can withdraw this money
then use the funds for Charity works. I WISH TO GIVE THIS FUNDS TO YOU FOR
CHARITY WORKS. I found your email address from the internet after honest
prayers to the LORD to bring me a helper and i decided to contact you if
you may be willing and interested to handle these trust funds in good faith
before anything happens to me.

I accept this decision because I do not have any child who will inherit this
money after I die. I want your urgent reply to me so that I will give you the
deposit receipt which the COMPANY issued to me as next of kin for immediate
transfer of the money to your account in your country, to start the good work
of God, I want you to use the 40/percent of the total amount to help yourself
in doing the project. I am desperately in keen need of assistance and I have
summoned up courage to contact you for this task, you must not fail me and the
millions of the poor people in our todays WORLD. This is no stolen money and
there are no dangers involved,100% RISK FREE with full legal proof. Please if
you would be able to use the funds for the Charity works kindly let me know
immediately.I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust in this
matter to accomplish my heart desire, as I don't want anything that will
jeopardize my last wish. I want you to take 40 percent of the total money for
your personal use while 60% of the money will go to charity.I will appreciate
your utmost confidentiality and trust in this matter to accomplish my heart
desire, as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. Please
kindly respond for further details. reply to my private E-mail:

Thanks and God bless you,
Mrs. Mary Akilu

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