419 scam: MRS EDWARD MARY MY BELOVED IN THE LORD

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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:
- "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.
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.
- maryedwardprivatemail@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS EDWARD MARY
Reply-To: <edwardmarycharitymail@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 14:06:31 +0000
Subject: MY BELOVED IN THE LORD

My Dear In Christ, Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord =
and Savior Jesus Christ.His richest blessings shall be upon you forever.tha=
nk you very much for response to my request kindly keep it up. Well,I am Mr=
s. Mary Edwards,I am 42years old from New York, I am deaf and suffering fro=
m a long time cancer of the Lungs which also affected my brain,from all ind=
ication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that,=
according to my doctors they have advised me that I will live for the next =
two months,this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.=
I was brought up from a motherless babies home, was married to my late hus=
band for twenty years without a child. My husband died in a fatal motor acc=
ident.Before his death we were true Christians. Since his death I decide di=
d not to re-marry,I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the =
sum of $18.5million dollars with a reputable bank as a fixed deposit amount=
with interest and most of the interest has gone into my hospital bills.Pre=
sently,this money is still with them and the management just wrote me as th=
e true owner to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so long or=
rather issues letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my beha=
lf since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it confiscat=
ed. Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been under goi=
ng treatment for cancer of the lungs.I have since lost my ability to talk a=
nd my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.It is my l=
ast wish to see that this money is invested to any organization of your cho=
ice and distributed each year among the charity organization,the poor and t=
he motherless babies home where I come from.I want you God fearing, to also=
use this money to fund churches,orphanages and widows. I took this decisio=
n, before i rest in peace because my time will soon be up.As soon as I rece=
ive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank. I will also issue =
you a letter of authority that will improve you as the new beneficiary of m=
y fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. =
Reply to me email address: maryedwardprivatemail@gmail.com Yours in His Ser=
vice, Mrs.Mary Edwards.

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