419 scam: "Margaret Bernnet"<margaretbernnet99@gmail.com> Peace of the lord be with 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:
- "god fearing " (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: "Margaret Bernnet" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <margaretbernnet361@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:36:06 +0100
Subject: Peace of the lord be with you..

The peace of the lord be with you.

I greet you in the name of God, how are you doing? I hope you are fine;

I am Mrs. Margaret Bernnet, am a widow and am from United Kingdom; I am seriously sick and may not live up to 2 months according to my doctor.

I am contacting you because I want to donate my fund to you so that you can use it to help the poor, my health condition could not allow me to continue doing it.

If you are willing to help me i want you to get back to me with the answer to these questions below:

(1) If i donate my fund to you, will you be able to use it to help the poor and the less privileged?

(2)Are you a God fearing person?

Please get back to me as soon as possible.

Mrs. Margaret Bernnet.

Anti-fraud resources:

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