419 scam: Christel Ano <christelano1@gmail.com> Greetings to 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:
- "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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Christel Ano <christelano1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Christel Ano <christel_ano@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 21:29:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings to you

Greetings to you,

Greetings
in the name of our lord Jesus Christ I am Mrs. Christel Ano , 42yrs old
widow to late Mr. Tom Collins Ano . I am a born again christian ,
suffering from long time cancer of the breast, and from all indication
my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I
might not live up to some months, according to my doctors. This is
because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My late husband
died last year, and during the period of our marriage we could not
produce any child.

My late husband was very wealthy and after his
death, I inherited all his business and wealth; Based on the doctors
reports that I might not live up to three months. My late husband family
intentions to allow me die in this condition because I do not have a
child, that what pushed
me to source for a Godly person abroad who will make this claim of $4.5
Million dollars which he deposited in a prime bank.

I will give
you all the information you will need to make this claim of this fund
once I receive a positive response from you and also your assurance that
you will not betray this confidence that I am reposing in you. I am
doing this because my family are unbelievers and I will not allow them
inherit this money for their own selfishness. I have come to find out
that wealth acquisition without Jesus Christ is a vanity.

And i
hope you will use this money according to my directions in taken good
care of less previldeged and orphanage homes in your country.

Your sister in Christ
Mrs Christel Ano

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