419 scam: "MRS.ISABELLA CAROMEL"<mmkgfs@qq.com> WHAT DID YOU DECIDED??????

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrs.isabellacaromel@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.ISABELLA CAROMEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <caromelmrs.isabella28@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:51:12 -0700
Subject: WHAT DID YOU DECIDED??????

Good day
Private Message to you,

Greetings to you in the name of our heavenly God. This mail might come
to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it could come into
your mind, but please, consider it as a Divine Wish of God and accept
it with a deep sense of humility. My Name is Isabella Caromel; I
escaped tsunami disaster some time ago which affected my spinal cord,
my ear drum and claim my entire family, my husband and two sons. It
might shock you to know, I was eventually disabled as a result of
catastrophe that struck me. Perhaps I’m now on a wheelchair after all
form of treatment and to no avail. Because of my present condition I
finally decided to give a better life to the poor in the society,
since it has determine medically that I have only about a few months
to live, according to medical experts.

It is my legacy to build charity organizations for the less privilege
since my health has finally confirmed deteriorated. In my present
condition this project cannot be executed by me alone due to my
ailment, so therefore I need your candid voluntarily support to
execute the project to make this dream a reality. I have decided to
invest my $10.6M USD to help the less privileged, therefore you are
chosen from my heart to help receive the funds from where it was kept
secretly to build charity organizations for the less privilege to have
some better life.

Please I will appreciate if you can indicate interest to help
actualize this last dream. Therefore also include your contact
telephone/fax numbers, including personal details to be forward to the
deposited firm for onward communication on how to transfer the funds
to you. I will also provide you the legal documents that will enable
you claim the funds, and if you are willing and ready to assist,
please e-mail me at mrs.isabellacaromel@yahoo.com.hk without delay as
I need to hear from you soon.

Remain blessed,
Mrs. Isabella Caromel

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