419 scam: "Mary Wills" <perfectmonis@yahoo.com> Re: Anticipating Quick Response.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "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)
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.
- sourcinglogs@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mary Wills" <perfectmonis@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <sarah.monje@o2.pl>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:53:22 -0500
Subject: Re: Anticipating Quick Response.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mrs. Mary Williams I am a dying woman who has decided to donate
what I have to charity through you.You may be wondering why I chose you.
But someone has to be chosen.

I am 59 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago,after the
death of my husband who had left me everything he worked for.I have been
touched by the Lord to donate from what I have inherited from my late
husband to charity through you for the good work of humanity,rather than
allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds inappropriately.

I have asked the Lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he
has,because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation,and I pray
that I survive the operation.I have decided to WILL/Donate the sum of
$15milliom(Fifteen Million Dollars)to charity through you for the good work
of the Lord, and to help the motherless,less privileged and also for the
assistance of the widows.At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls,
you can only text me and give your full name and address on my #:(315)
944-2061 if you receive my message due to the fact that my relatives are
around me and I have been restricted by my doctor from taking telephone
calls because I deserve all the rest I can get just text me and i will
reply to your email and we,ll discuss more before i can connect you with my
consultant.

Presently,I have informed my consultant about my decision in WILLING this
fund to charity through you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord
bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the
good work to others.If you are interested in carrying out this task,i will
inform my consultant, so that he can arrange the release of the funds to
you. I know i have never met you but my mind tells me to do this,and I hope
you act sincerely.I decided that 35% of this money should be taken by you
from the total sum upon the success release of this fund and the remaining
65% goes to the less previledge as mentioned above, because I am now too
weak and fragile to do things myself because of my cancer.

NB:I sincerely know that a lot has been written about some SCAM coming out
of the world,but I assure you that this will never in any way associated
with that as you will be given the right to verify this directly with the
the finance company where the fund was deposited.

I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task
is accomplished,as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish,
due to the fact that I do not want relatives or family members standing in
the way of my last wish.

For security reason: kindly reply to this email address below for swift
communication: (sourcinglogs@gmail.com )

Your sincerely,
Mary Williams

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